I also know how much I have to manage her stress, which may be a tall order.

As I am going into project managing in Real estate flips for a group of investors, I can def speak on our behalf that it is definitely a great help for you. we take on any stress that any flipper/owner will go through when it comes to bidding, estimate with different contractors that is difficult to put a trust on (if you don't have much experience on that area of telling who you can actually work with).

don't stress about payments. 

Her friends and co-workers at the schools would struggle financially while we are able to live a comfortable life without stresses on how we will fund college or retirement for our children.

There are some retirees who get into the regular 1031 buying process and then say it is too much effort and stress for them and they dump into a DST instead.So DST - 1.

Some of the possible repairs for the Bridgeport house do have me it stressed (I don't want it to seem like this deal was absolutely all cherry).  

I can not stress this enough, if you're serious about jumping in finally, become a pro member on here.

If they're on the Forum naming them would give them the opportunity to show their true colors.it would be common in the turnkey world if the TK operator said rent was and it was not.. they would reimburse this guy his 1200 bucks.. although you don't want to get all stressed out over 1200 dollars.. that's not enough money to really worry about..

PCSing is stressful and the military only gives us 10 free house hunting days. 

A tenant turn over is far less costly and less stressful than a infestation remediation.