I believe in setting goals, so for my real estate venture,  I want to achieve a level of success where the properties I have are generating enough income to leave the "9 to 5" behind, and provide a value of at least $10,000,000.

Whether the political climate has been controlled by the left or right, Leviathan continues to grow and with it our population and home prices.

As someone who has made millions in the current San Jose rent control market, I'll tell you that rent control is a great thing.

When a little old lady tenant that's been in a rent controlled unit in my area for 30 years dies and the unit goes from 1986-adjusted rent controlled rent to current-market 2016 Bay Area rents, the rent increase from that unit will generally support >3% per year averaged out.

But you can’t turn over control of your investments to all these people without doing the basic legwork upfront yourself.

Reasonable exceptions are made for things completely beyond your control, like a job relocation or sick family member, but "I wanted more money!"

This way you control the money instead of the administrator.

Good luck on your venture 

I agreed to help only because I thought I'd have full control (like a GC) and could get this done in 30 days.

I mentioned having liquidity from past business ventures to invest.