It's like in that case you are asking them to grow this company to a huge success but giving nothing but the same paycheck in return.This is why companies have stocks, bonuses, etc.

I realize that you are not impressed with the housing stock/deals in your immediate vicinity and neither enthusiastic about going out of state as I did.You might want to look for a small multifamily unit within a 5-25 mile radius of your current home. 

Now that i am out and going to school i have more than enough time to study about real estate.I am also into stock mostly microcaps so any info would help especially how to read a level 2. 

So we are stock for now.Option 3Wait until November (12 months) before I can refinance my current house with a higher appraisal and take the money out for our next rental.

there is no substitue for a cma for a competent realtor,but all the sites you mention pull data from mls,county records,etc to give excellent info and as mentioned sometimes very accurate sometimes not ,the data is delayed so a realtor can be more accurate.nit is like getting real time stock data vs delayed or end of the day

What would you suggest doing for a very safe, pretty predictable, plug-and-play kind of investment in the field of real estate? 

While I'd normally be against higher and higher levels of gov't telling those gov't bodies "under them" what to do, (like feds to the states, states to counties and cities, etc) I think the state legislature did the right move here, even though if I were running the inspection dept in Shorewood for instance, I'd probably be just as tough as they are now because they have a generally older housing stock ranging from middle class to grand old mansions along the lake and why let anyone come in and pull any half a&$ repair jobs on any property in the village?

I was looking for a place to put my money with much higher returns than the stock market and where I could have a lot more control. 

This is a combination of a C Corporation, Profit Sharing Plan and Employee Stock Option Purchase that allows you to use that tax-sheltered retirement savings to capitalize a business in which you can be directly involved and draw a salary.  

My partner and I are split, we want a nice place in a good location but at the same time, may want to "house hack" (he renting to his friend for a discount since they've been roommates for 5 yrs+)* Remember taxes if you're pulling from stocks.