Keeping it a condo is the ideal scenario for the exact reasons you laid out.  

Having 5 (maybe up to eight) free and clear houses in good locations and good tenants, and continue working my full-time job with no pressure to do overtime or with the possibility to retire early, and travel more or spend quality time with my future family would be an ideal goal for me.What would you guys do?

You can probably get some good connections that way and see who you fit best with. 

It seems that might be more realistic to fit for my current life, although it is less appealing to me.

I've always had a "fling" for numbers and a subconscious love of architecture so real estate only seemed to be a fitting field and I've grown to love it.

Getting a special and start off with low down payment is not as good as you think but if the  the location is important as a consideration, the demand for what you buy property and tenant screening, it's in  growth area, is it located within a diverse area, the parking that is available, do you have deep enough pocket if funds are needed, Do nearby amenities exist, is there any nearby retail stores and what are they and does it fit your ideal tenant, and are there any existing tenants. 

All I'm gonna say about that is that given how strong our current real estate cycle is this time around, it is the perfect, rare opportunity to sell any properties that fit the Roofstock or HomeUnion profile.

@Malik Batchelor Ideally you would get a cash equivalent at the time of assignment but that is pretty unreasonable.

The scope of work needs to fit into your budget, and you can't MAKE it fit.  

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