Might be a lower risk and more sustainable way to get what you want.

There’s also a social sustainability component which makes me feel good. 

That will be hard to impossible to sustain physiologically indefinitely.

I love what I do, but I know that working the 50-60hr weeks won't be sustainable for my entire life.

That money is MORE than enough to sustain him.  

My properties did not make any money this year but also I did not put out my pocket additional moneies to keep it sustaining. the properties were bought that it they ROI around 25%-29%My Partner and I purchased the 6 units, have a partner who owned 6-7 duplexes before me.

It's not a natural or sustainable market and when that is realized the liquidity will dry up just like it did last time.

It always strikes me as odd that everyone harps on and on about speculating with negative cashflow, but don't blink an eye about speculating in markets with sustained negative appreciation.

But your hands aren't tied you can choose to switch brokerages at any time.If you become a qualifying broker and have associate brokers working under you, that's a whole different game with a different set of responsibilities.Your story resonates with me because I'm the same age as you and I've had my share of financial problems..

But we should be willing to pay that for a sustainable community.