I just had my first kid three months ago.

I am basically exploring my options.  

I don't really consider owning two houses being "in" the real estate business, just because some kid mows a lawn in the summer for extra spending money doesn't mean he's a landscaper or even in the lawn care business.

I used to get a great response off that thing, then one of the trainers started hawking on it and I kid you not, there were 50+ "we buy houses" ads in that thing at one point. 

People always like to talk to the neighbors about what's going on in their life and perhaps the former owner shared insight as to their kids and needs?

Once you determine which area you would like to explore further you can type it into the search box.

If for you the returns for a large multi is less than the returns you can get from a turnkey provider than maybe you should explore that further.  

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Turns out they don't pay you according to hours spent in the classroom or in front of a computer reading, and I have a wife and three kids to support.  

When our kids are a bit older, perhaps we will adopt your model.