If you do your job, the guest will gladly hand out a 5 star.

All the posts do a good job of highlighting the importance of a long term view when acquiring property.

I can make more money spending the equivalent amount of time in my day job.

As an investor here myself, I can tell you we're seeing solid rental demand here thanks to the strong job market and major employers developing here. 

Also, magistrates don't even have to be lawyers to get the job!

I am not sure what type of real estate investing you're considering, but it sounds like, with your family and busy job, you won't have a lot of time to be hands-on or personally involved. 

If they are changing jobs, they need the new job first and you need to paychecks or offer letter with salary or maybe even the first two paychecks at the new job, depending on their level and income.Ask them about deposit and rent. 

Markets, geoglobal conflicts, recession, inflation, jobs can all affect that but time will tell. 

I know, sorta defeats the purpose of an LLC from a financial perspective, but gets the job done.

Sounds like you did a great job with the rehab and adding the extra bedrooms really paid off!