@Andy Rousch and @Chris Sellers My preference is investing in condos, easier to manage, easier to rent out in my investment markets of Washington DC, and Orange County California.

The idea is that you want to give them a better return than they could get from a relatively secure investment and still be cheaper and easier than hard money.

I'm constantly listening to BP podcasts (even if its a 1.5x the speed while driving, cleaning, etc. so that I can listen to as much possible lol). 

my two cents: I prefer multis, 3 plus over singles and two families as inevitably you will have vacancy, late or missing rental income and it n my eyes is easier to swallow a piece of it than all your income or the property.Maybe down the road you could also convert to condos

Real estate is easier to predict as supply is still low and demand is high.

The couple of deals I have done myself since getting my own license have been so much easier than the ones using another agent.

Owning rental property is a job - maybe easier and more flexible than M-F 9-5, but still a job, even if you farm it out to a PM.

LOCs are easier in most cases but not sure it can be done with out tax returns.

There are a lot easier, more passive, ways to get that.

Trust me, it's much easier BEFORE something goes bad in your business.Happy InvestingDerek Dombeck