You need to do your homework and know exactly what you can do prior to even making an offer.

There's a ton of homework you can do online that will not require you nor your realtor to go out.   

Depending on if people have full time jobs and kids etc takes some so long to get anywhere trying to do the work themselves.

I had to pay for a mover to get the kid moved, and gave my friend a $500 referral fee.   

My goal is to create more income streams, at a gradual pace, and allow my kids to learn alongside me during this process.

Be certain to do all your homework about the Desert (Palm Springs) area.

When my tenant claimed it needed repaired and admitted one of her kids did it (a towel bar is not a pull-up bar) I told her she could fix it or I could fix it when she moves out (security deposit deduction). 

Are you kidding me?

A kid in school, or a sister in another country will probably not active in it's operations, so if something happens, it's you.

Just paid 127k for 3 attached SFRs I have going vertical  that's just city fees SDC and building permits  and it was another 60k to get to the point to have the privilege to pay the city fees.. and no kidding..