I say this as I am new to real estate, but I disagree to a certain extent, the key is to take the cash from flipping and diversify it, tying all proceeds into rentals is not going to work today. you see my goal is to flip to bring good cash to purchase other real estate and small service businesses, now I've used the funds to the fullest and now have multiple streams of income, to only rely on rental income unless you have large investors or large amounts of cash is setting your self up for failure, if you diversify the proceeds into multiple cash flowing businesses and properties now your building stable wealth. an example, I know I can purchase let's say 80 loan accounts for 30k, I can hire 2 guys to cut the 80 lawns in a week at approx 11k in monthly income, that's 110k income for 10 months, not bad from 30k profit off a flip to now a steady 110k income. the same goes for several service business you can buy them cheap and make a great roi off a small investment.

The reason is, if I break even on cash flow, I'm getting the extra benefits of: Providing a clean and enjoyable vacation experience for families all over the worldMy own vacation home in a place I love to visit several times a yearOther people paying off my mortgage while I enjoy the propertyPotential equity (although I never specifically count on equity in my modeling)Tax benefits that can spill over into my other passive RE investmentsAs far as analysis I used a spreadsheet for a while but eventually created my own mobile app to make analyzing them much faster. 

You aren't making much money right now in your W2 jobs and this is just another stream of income and is somewhat replacing your husband's income.

@Marco CalabriaWhile commercial properties are valued based upon the income they generate, the market determines  how much folks are willing to pay for that income stream (the market CAP rate ... kind of like the Price to Earnings ratio when you purchase stock in a public company).I thing you will find in the GTA folks are paying dearly for cash-flow these days ... meaning the market CAP rate will be low (i.e. 2.5 - 4.5).So, while commercial property is not valued by comparative sales, it is valued based upon what others are willing to pay for the cash-flow.

Because they also have multiple income streams coming in from the properties they invest in, they reduce the amount of expenses they have in their investments.

No more big excavations for cleaning up minor spills!

I also love the potential for a third stream of income, passing down my properties someday, and learning a new business.I thought I would start out with a single family home or duplex and see how that goes and work my way up slowly.

Instead I just sit back relax, and watch my leads stream in.Oops look at that, one lead just popped up just an hour ago...  

Great for stability and providing income streams for bank loans etc.

The problem with any type of floating floor like laminate is if there’s a water spill it will stay wet underneath until it’s all pulled up.