I found this in an old thread:I have $500k from previous employer 401(k), I'm 52.

Taking on 15 deals in 10 months is an enormous effort for a full-time investor much less one with Uncle Sam as an employer.

There's a wide array of answers... but in general, unless you're only doing section 8, large, steady employers are what I like to see.  

I did that years ago with only 10k when I switched employers.

It is important to remember his biggest business Twitter targets have been many of the biggest employers in DFW.Statewide I am afraid of the "bathroom bill" and a possible end to NAFTA.At the City of Dallas, it is never good when the mayor is talking about bankruptcy.Then of course, there is the ridiculous amount of apartments that need to be absorbed.

If you pick quality, stable tenants (normal life/move history, steady long term employment), the chance of them breaking a year lease is slim.  

There are successful investors employing either strategy and some investors, like me, choose to have both types of properties in their portfolios.  

So I went the turn key route.I was impressed by USREEB as they have a professional office and employ several employees that know what they are doing.  

My father has always been self employed and he has been buying and selling real estate (mostly commercial) for about 45 years and always had a way to talk to people.  

Their income met our criteria at the time but they didn't have long enough employment history.