We fixed the major things (mold, replaced carpets and flooring, painted everything, fixed the sunroom etc.)

Your "primary purpose" of the trip must be for business and the "majority of time" must be spent on business.If you book a trip to Disneyland and then decide to look at rentals while you are there, that won't count.

They usually exhibit a “flat” growth curve with no major spikes or declines.

It seems you're familiar with DC, so the number you mentioned shouldn't make sense to you from a gut perspective, as there are hundreds of streets in DC where the majority of the row is 2-4 unit. 

What if the returns are better now, or when you retire and you get the majority of it?

They had major issues with lead times and hitting their deliveries which was annoying, but we have also experienced an issue with the large sliding window in our master bedroom (seems a seal exposure/draft issue) already within a year or so.So I won't be buying Crestline again, maybe not fair but that's my data point...

Majority of my rentals are at 2 mles or less.

Firstly, I know I’m allowed to be a majority partner in a brokerage as long as I don’t engage in daily or company operations.

BiggerPockets was thought up for someone like you, with your needs.In the culture I was raised in, there is a very old tradition to do absolutely nothing, make no major life decisions, until 40 days after a loss.

This caused me issues & delays with the refinancing not to mention if I had just wanted to hold the properties without mortgages and the lender died I would have had major issues.