Flipping brings tax implications such as Social Security Taxation that you probably do not want.  

For example, did you miss the social aspect of working in a large office?

Also, as neighbors they had also were social and cordial with tenants over the years.What can also help with you on estimating cost is seeing how much each unit is worth per each unit sq. ft.

I am in Mission Viejo and can get together at my local Starbucks.

Social Media is a great way to get the word out.

I'm not talking about someone who puts their dog on a tether run for an hour to get a little air, I am talking about the 24/7 chained dogs with virtually no socialization or human interaction.

The tenants applying at my place completely trashed her place.Facebook and social media is a great source as well.

I have made it my mission to get the ball rolling on the investing side of things this year.

I do have social media management experience though and had planned on doing a lot of the marketing myself!

Unless there is a goal of contributing more to retirement accounts, or making sure one of you has enough credits into Social Security it is generally a bad idea to take passive income and make it active subject to SE Tax.