Hello,Within the last few weeks, I've found the drive to put my desire to create passive income in front of my fear of moving forward to become a real estate investor.

Some may cash flow and look great on paper, but my husband hates being there and doesn't' understand why they are desirable.  

I call them "open houses", having multiple people looking at once heightens the appeal and makes the property seem more desirable.  

@Jay Hinrichs,The concept is based on "micro-lending", or collecting enough lenders / credit cards to accept enough small portions of the risk to add up to your desired goal.Of course, multi-million dollar goals are going to be limited to established S/C-Corps and/or LLCs with strong credit histories.

The thinking is, I really don’t have a desire to own the property, but rather maximize the cash flow the property can make and then sell in either 5 years or match closer to the terms of the IO loan (depending on market conditions, etc.)Having more cash flow would enable us to improve the property conditions, thus rents etc, repositioning the properties performance for the future sale.

It may just be a spice rack now, but if your tenant's desire to do his own handyman work snowballs, you could find yourself in a huge, expensive mess.

I have a townhouse in a very desirable neighborhood just outside Portland, OR I am just starting to use as a rental.  

Thoughtful design can transform ordinary materials, typical details, and minimal/no decoration into something more desirable and potentially more affordable.

College rentals (we've got plenty of universities)Multi-families - Lots as well, from "war zones" where you could be looking at 30% cap rates to desirable Stow where your closer to 8-10%.SFR - Same as multi and more plentiful.One point about Akron...  

Simply put, you are able to buy their house quickly with no contingencies (if desired).