I think a lot of people are hoping a mentor/coach/RE guru, will hand hold them and they buy X amount of properties and generate X amount of dollars in rental income and they become "financially free from their W2 job" and wealthy. 

Both were back when I had a proliferation of 0% balance for 18/24 & 0% transaction fee, and both checks generated a phone call from the credit companies (Bank of America and CitiBank) to ensure they were legitimate.

Norada’s promissory notes generate predictable monthly passive income transferred to the investor’s funding account via ACH,” ( Link ).Santarelli confirms these fixed, double digit returns in a detailed YouTube video presentation (Link, at 35:08).

I'm keeping my Bay Area properties because of the appreciation and passing on generational wealth to my kids.

That way, you could break even, or perhaps generate cash flow.

Also how many state K-1s did the fund generate  in 2022?

However, if I earn too much “earned income,” I risk losing these essential benefits.That’s why I’m exploring real estate and the stock market, as these generate “unearned income” and allow me to maintain my benefits while building financial security.

I’m intrigued by the idea of providing affordable housing while generating steady rental income, but I’m still in the research phase and have a few questions:Is investing in Section 8 housing a good idea?

You need a huge amount (of stabilized) real estate to generate the same cash flow as your W2.

I would forget about growing the portfolio and generational wealth until your husband finds a job and you reduce your credit card debt.Credit card debt has interest rates above 20%, there is a strong case that your rentals are not generating a 20% return.