What are you trying to achieve here?

I am getting into investment in general (real estate and stocks) as a way to achieve financial freedom, grow the money I earn from my job, and create multiple streams of revenue so that as far as work goes, everything I earn is all extra money that I can immediately reinvest, while my passive income streams take care of all of my expenses so that I no longer have to stress about making more money, working extra hours, etc.To be honest, i can openly admit with no problem that I am not cut out to do this full time. 

This would put another $20k/yr in their pockets; and allow them to achieve an occupancy of closer to 80%.

It really just depends on what you are hoping to achieve.

What are you actually trying to achieve here?

I have been reading up on the subject and it was suggested that a great place to start is with sweat equity and learn first hand by being a "Flip Assistant."

If your goal is to limit liability, you can probably achieve the same result with an LLP and some additional liability insurance.

Which is the opposite of what the city council is trying to achieve.

Houston Real Estate Highlights in March Single-family home sales rose 4.9 percent year-over-year, with 7,072 units sold, marking the second consecutive month of positive sales;Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes remained unchanged at 64;Total property sales increased 3.6 percent, with 8,475 units sold;Total dollar volume jumped 5.7 percent to $2.4 billion;The single-family home median price rose 2.1 percent to $240,000, achieving a March high;The single-family home average price was up 2.0 percent to a March high of $298,766;Single-family homes months of inventory was at a 3.9-months supply, up from 3.3 months last March and at its most plentiful level since October 2018.

I've been listening to BP podcasts for about a year and a half now and because I have the shiny object syndrome, every investment strategy that I hear about sounds achievable to me.