Their main goal is maintaining wealth not creating it, so they are diversifying through all sorts of different investments. 8% returns are on the high side.  

Different rates apply, and no SE tax.The answer to Step 1 is not simple.

Wanting to sell and needing to sell create different negotiations.

We are finding different things online and we want to make sure we are set up for success when it comes to being protected.

I think all would agree that the City of Cincinnati is utterly different in approach to other building authorities in the Metropolitan area.

I'm working in the North Texas area so NJ may be different. 

I've been busy with a different pursuit and haven't posted much for the last year.

If not, look for a different market.You can also read "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene.

@David Roy GriffinBeen in the call center industry for 16 years holding different executive positions (even in the Philippines), so I can tell you this is not a good option for a number of reasons.1. 1,000 names will never bill enough to cover the call centers "hard costs" (training time, dev time, QA, overhead).

Make sure you run a detailed financial analysis and always do a rental stress test to see how the numbers hold up under different scenarios.