It's important to understand the difference, and I'd recommend sticking with the REIT with depreciation advantages.The Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA) includes a 199A deduction and applies to certain income from pass-through entities (including REIT dividends) and allows individuals to take the 20% deduction against REIT dividend distributions that yields an effective tax rate of 29.6% or 37% (80% for upper bracket filers).

There are also a lot of new tech jobs moving to the area.

Trying to understand the order of operations to do this: detach doors, sand, prime, repaint boxes.

On the remodels I've done, Nash Industries has always done a good job and are reasonably priced. 

Plus, you can operate anywhere if you need to.Hope that helps. 

I do the math to figure out these ratios for each applicant which is harder than you think sometimes with people working multiple gig type jobs with inconsistent income because then you also need their tax return to calculate factor their expenses in.

You may never become Steve Jobs (or Fred Astaire), but, if you play your cards right, you get enough reps to get that innate awareness of your own frequency and rhythm and you begin to find music (and prospects) that suit your speed.

What are you going to do to avoid having your operations interrupted?

Before you quit your W2, you'll want to make sure your rentals are making enough on paper to replace that other income.Once you quit your W2 job, you'll officially be considered self employed by lenders and the important thing to keep in mind is that we can only count your NET income.My advice is chat with a CPA who can help you structure your income properly and try and do it 2 years prior to quitting your W2 job.

I would only consider this if they can demonstrate they are a professional company with a long history (operating 5+ years would be my standard), and if they are willing to make it financially beneficial to you (higher rent rate, they handle maintenance, etc.).There are a lot of "businesses" that started recently that have no real experience, meaning they've only operated in a strong market.