I told her "your mom turned over the house to you , your brother who lives in the basement, and your two children.

I am in a very similar situation and am inspired by your persistence.As @Karen Margrave and @Joe Fairless said, don't be afraid to re-evaluate your strategy and "pivot" to something more effective.I noticed your goal is cash flow.

*It inspired me to start my blog in my signature to further the message of the attainability of real estate.

Real life of a newbie investorI've been inspired by Account Closed post, "real life of a real estate investor".

Of course, considering I've never paid more than 30 thou for a property, they didn't attract Michigan Avenue tenants.To be not too politically correct - I'd rather sell my 'children' than watch them take a beating...

BP and your stores inspires me to push.

Are you a buy and hold forever so that your great great grand children are still benefiting from the investments you've made or do you plan to liquidate and spend a pile of cash in retirement?

Short term cash flow is not our most important driver--rather, I am looking to pay for my children's college expenses and prepare myself for retirement in another 15 years or so.Looking forward to the conversation!

I submitted an I-30 petition for my Wife and Children to join me in the US.

If you are dead set on paying the college tuition of the children of your accountant and your attorney you should consider an S-Corp which will give you a more favorable income tax consideration (as opposed to an LLC and only for flip/rehabs not buy/holds).