All my extra cash goes into the company stocks and I don't save any substantial cash.I'm not really sure on how to calculate the ROI of this type of investing, but the re-invested dividends produce about $300 per month (currently) and the amount increases about $10 per month on average.

@Pete Harper Thank you for the heads up.

Headed to the gym now!

How much do you need to retire....I think the answer to that will start guiding you in the direction that you should head and then back into how many units you need to have to do that. 

Don't bother with an eviction notice to recoup rents, it'll be months before you get a court date.If the tenant won't cooperate, that tells you how much they value a roof over their head.

Personal notes are absolutely considered substantiating evidence.

With all the different information pooling around inside my head from the hours of YouTube, blog posts, and podcasts, I have no idea where to actually begin.

It is a bit much and if you do not have a competent contractor, it will be a head ache.

The expectation is that with forbearance ending and mortgage rates rising, that prices are due to drop substantially in 2022.

I guess I could also see the side that if the evicted tenant's debt is headed to collections, then the SD would probably be needed to be applied there first (at least for the tenant's sake in potentially paying it back).