For management, self-managing saves costs and teaches valuable skills, but a property manager is essential for out-of-state properties or scaling your portfolio.

I am sure working for the Home Vestors Franchise gave you a lot of tools/skills on getting undervalued properties.

:)Just kidding.1) Stock market: may want to do this while exploring other options, just make sure funds are easily accessible2) Buy Multi-unit: two basic options:- Buy turnkey: may not cashflow for 3-5 years, depending on your management skills.- Buy someone else's problem: can you fix their problems?

Just like every professional has a different pay range and skill cap, PM has differences in knowledge and skills.

I have my real estate license and am also an occupational therapist by trade- but truly I don't want to be in healthcare OR to help others to buy/sell- just want to get more properties under my own belt!

The only thing we can think of is he deals with a lot of international trade and money and maybe it’s OFAC we just get a scripted message every time we talk to someone so we got lawyers involved. 

You have acquired skills that are worth 500k, so maybe you can translate that into an adjacent career path and leverage your existing skills?

Since I have been using Padsplit for my first 3 investment properties I don't have the skills built yet for marketing or rent collection. 

While the initial years might not be financially lucrative, the knowledge and skills you acquire will be invaluable.

My clients are mainly real estate developers, PE funds and individual investors doing syndications and my core skill is in real estate valuation / due diligence across real estate asset classes.