I have a small portfolio of two duplexes, far from a multi-million dollar enterprise and while I'm passionate about my RE investing and wish to expand, I can't seem to justify ten's of thousands of dollars on consulting (at this stage in the game) even though I believe it would be beneficial. 

Could it be because stocks seem safer to some folks since you don't have to deal with them face-to-face or manage them directly?

What I see is the bulk of the posts seem to be just be people just looking to sell something. 

It may depend on the hospital too, but it seems like the nurses in Los Angeles search for their housing when they get a contract. 

It seems we have similar goals, and I am mid 20s now. 

When times seem good, that is precisely the time to be prudent.

This subjective and heavily pushed idea seems driven by a real sense of fear.

This sounds like a huge win as a landlord but how do you transition the units to this without seeming like you're trying to pull one over on the tenants?

Thank you Samantha, sage advice,, it seems the Hillsbourough approval process is quite different then in NJ , much much more convoluted.Quote from @Samantha Atkinson: Managing 16 units on 3 acres sounds like a big deal.

You seem to have scaled up pretty quickly.