Point of the post : Over time, I have taken the DIY route on a majority of my properties and have learned a ton in terms of trade work.

Also, make sure you have an emergency fund to cover six to twelve months of expenses before you buy a house. 

Palo alto the 180 recently traded at 3.2 mil and the 350k one would be over 4 mil.. and would have cash flowed a ton :(  But you know I was at the time afraid of negative cash flow and I did make substantial profits on each that went into my business.. so not all bad.. 

The heirs can choose to hold their shares and receive dividends or sell them.Passive: Allows investors to trade an actively managed real estate asset for a passive investment in an Operating Company that is typically run by an institutional asset management firm.Consistent Income: Operating Partnerships can issue dividends or distributions so that the investor has cash flow.Portfolio Diversification: Enables the investor to achieve diversification across geography, industry, tenant and asset class in an Operating Partnership structure.

If its not one of the 3 emergency's, forget about it. 

My current W2 is an Emergency Room Nurse in San Francisco.

You can use 1031 exchanges to trade multiple properties for fewer to make it easier to manage in retirement or even to trade into passive real estate investments. 7.

Be financially prepared by having an emergency fund and budgeting for repairs.Good luck!

Because it's the trade, a trade they deem well worth it. 

Or it could be that you have identified an emerging real estate market with huge investment potential, and selling your existing property gives you capital to invest.Another reason to change investment strategy is to diversify geographic location.