BTW, welcome to BP, but by your user name it appears you're here only for this matter......which is fine, but hang around and join in on the RE stuff.....!

I have now rsvp'd for the August mtg.Looking forward to hanging out on the forums with y'all. 

You'll very likely put in many offers before you get a yes so hang in there.

Or, can you simply hang your shingle with a broker and work as much, or as little, as you'd like?

What made you hang your license with that brokerage instead of the many others?

She was tired of being hassled and low balled by investors so as soon as I answered "yes" to the question of was I an investor she was ready to hang up.

But it's a little harder I think to get room renters in better areas... you'll really need to focus on an area that's likely to have singles, perhaps near a school, or cooler area to hang out (tempe, uptown, etc).And I probably wouldn't want room renters in a not-so-great area as I think you'll have a much harder time finding people you'd be willing to have be your room mates.Maybe a small multifamily is the way to go? 

In our lower end 2BR/1BA multifamily units we use mini-blinds and provide a decorative curtain rod in the living room and basic double rods in the bedrooms, for tenants to hang their own curtains.

I think we would want to hang on to it for cash flow in retirement.I'm in Oregon, my partner is in Chicago but has a summer home near the Michigan house.Thank you in advance for your help.

The double walls are fine, although fishing electrical through 1-2 feet of (again) collapsed plaster at the bottom can necessitate cutting holes in the wall - you can't poke anything through that stuff.Anyway, that's been my experience - good luck!