In my experience, true change only occurs when people get to a point where their level of discomfort tips the scales, i.e.

I am currently employed as a senior sales engineer, and my job is to program and sell capital equipment within the industrial automation and manufacturing sector (I figure out ways to reduce labor costs in factories by replacing people with machines.

I plan to use funds from that partnership to build cash reserves to pursue a commercial equity to establish incomes of scale. 

of course if it makes you feel better I guess thats OK.. but it is hard to scale up.. lenders will balk at complicated vestings and will look for PG's anyway .... proper insurance is by far your best bet for asset protection. the next is dont be a slum lord.. so i look at 42 years of owning rentals and other more risky type projects IE construction   development etc..

As I think about my business and after marketing is consistent and at maximum scale for one individual to handle I need to replace me.  

My dad has run these apartments, managing and maintenance, for decades but is now looking to scale back his work load.

I might even build the two houses or go the manufactured home route, though the resale value of those isn't great.

@Chad Clement Welcome to the group.How did I "convince yourself to invest in manufactured homes"?

The k-12 schools also have some of the worst ratings in the state (2-3 out of 10 scale) with 80%+ of children will be on the Free or Reduced-Price Meals program.Tenant risks and headaches will generally be far greater than other parts of Tacoma.Other BP members from the area and myself have more detailed info about the neighborhood and Tacoma in general in these 2 threads. 

Not trying to come across entitled here...I know how hard it is to get these numbers anywhere.Obviously goals affect the answer: I'm looking to finish replacing my day job salary with RE monthly income within the next 3 years, then scale up more conservatively (slant more heavily toward performing notes?)