@Ralph HendersonHost a Q&A happy hour and present the deal.

I work 8 hours a day plus about an extra two hours of driving, one hour to work and one hour back.

I've spent seven hundred hours on my personal real estate projects this year...there is no way I'd commit that kind of time if I wasn't making a profit.

The area's rental market is nonexistent and I'm an hour away from the property so I'm not familiar with the area.

I figure I won't remember the person from one hour to the next anyway...at least not until there's been a good bit of interaction. 

I've finally purchased a three family home to "house hack" my way into the real estate world.

Epic Real Estate InvestingThere are a ton of other great ones out there but you won't go wrong starting with these three.

Our vacant apartments are in a blue collar town where 19 and 20 year old are getting factory jobs for $14-$20 an hours, but no one has any savings. 

The three most common products that qualify for 1031 treatment and tax deferral but are absolutely passive in nature are the Tenants In Common (TIC), the NNN lease or ground lease, and the Delaware Statutory Trust. 

I have been reading, learning and listening to hundreds of hours of podcasts.