@Chirag Shah Yes, you factored in the calculation.

Another issue I had was that we really were not factoring in property management which seemed a little sketch.

Ideally, I'd love to find someone with the heart of a teacher and a passion for building wealth through real estate.

They find a total average return of 9% for the period they looked at (1986 to 2014), and conclude:"Each component contributes approximately equally to the aggregate U.S. portfolio of housing returns, so excluding one component excludes half of total returns on average," There is also a helpful graph comparing the breakdown between the two factors in the 30 largest metro areas. 

Ideally we want one that we can use on occasion and rent out the rest of the time. 

I know there are many factors to this question so please leave your input on what you feel keeps you happy at your brokerage (commission split, atmosphere, etc). 

New home construction in the town plummeted (economy was surely a factor as well).

In fact I read, as quoted above, that based on criminal history you will have to place a score on a tenants criminal history, and that you can use that as a factor of denying them housing. 

@Stephanie P.In most cases, a large factor in deciding between a Solo 401k or an IRA is whether one is eligible for the Solo 401k.

Ideally I would like to get to 10 smaller single family homes in the next 5 years.