Downside is potential noise issues depending on building and if course dreaded hoa.

Yes, you'll still be tied to the grid (batteries are cool for sure, but not much ROI yet) and that might cost a few bucks a month but you'll be done buying electricity from them and you'll become your tenants' utility.What's the downside of this?

You are super insulated from downside if you are living in the property yourself, and renting out bedrooms individually (if the market supports it) can increase yields.

I have 3 questions:1) What is the downside of turning the homeplace to a rental and continuing with the other house as a rental?

Only downside is it’s so dependent on the military that everything is catered to it.

You can mix them to attain your desired risk tolerance as investing in both allows you to dial up/down the downside.

This is one of the main downsides to it in my mind and why I would only do one with a massive cash reserve.

The downside to the rec room is that it is only for a half bath, no shower. 

And they come with a downside too. 

$24 a month is nothing in the possible down side of a bad pm.At 10% you still need to be sure the pm is a good one, but you might have a better pool to pick from.