I referred a number of folks there that also got the same results.I think their PC's work great for Realtors, Dentists and other professionals.I have come to the conclusion that it has nothing to do with that company, but absentee owners and possibly some of the other niches just don't respond to that slick, beautiful glossy postcard.

I just want to make the best decision since I don't know much about real estate and would like to explore as many options as possible.

You could do a 1031 into a DST, thats entirely passive.If you extract 10M equity equity and invest conservativley with a 5 CAP thats $500,000k a year in todays money.

Entire base of the cabinet is rotted out with mold. 

My entire day and time involves learning about, keeping up to speed with, and selling the new homes that are being built.

Hopefully it'll help balance out instead of hurting the entire industry badly. 

It's 100% possible and I can't wait to hear about your victory!

It's not really possible to compare properties and insurance costs blindly.  

BiggerPockets also has a calculator you can use to analyze deals and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

Do you typically upgrade the apartment(s) to get the highest section 8 rent possible?