From my understanding, this is what I'd like to explore: a hands-off investment in Real Estate.Where can I search for such groups?

And my kids, as you can see, clearly prefer Heather...

Kidding aside, just keep in mind that everything in life has a price. 

I am a newbie and have been exploring my options with regards to funding my first investment property.

Hands down, if i started over again and didn't have kids.

it's a great idea. when I was a kid my mom used to rent rooms in our house to handicapped people. 

I keep that stuff for years.And just for the record, females are only harder on the property if they've got kids or let their abusive boyfriends move in (had my lessons there).

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There were a whole lot of obnoxious kids who had it all figured out in 2008, too.  

My kids are 3.5 & 1.5, so I dont have huge school bills yet.