I know liability is a issue being a sole proprietor but curious on if it’s worth getting a business certificate from the city or just continue to do what I am doing.

In other words, it was legal at one time the zoning changed and it can continue to operate until the non-conformity is lost.  

For example, in California, if an unsafe condition was present due to continued leaking pipes, a tenant's rights could include making repairs and taking it out of rent or even termination of lease.

My advice to is to continue doing real estate, as that seems to be where your interest long term, but also get back into another job until the time is right to go “all in” to the real estate arena.

NONE of our pre-licensing education, continuing education, or testing, covers rental income matters.

Rents below market are the silent expenses that many complacent landlords continually eat.

If tenant(s) vacate the property without informing the Housing Authority and payments continue the owner, Section 8 may initiate a recoupment of rental payments made for the months the property was not occupied.I feel that if done properly, it is a good investment.

Rent larger home, use cash to rent a smaller home/move to retirement community (disadvantage: less community of older folks; advantage is we can continue to own the home but make money off of the rent payments; but now we have to manage new renters)Basically asking if anyone has experience moving to a retirement community, and what the optimal move is with our current real estate assets.Where could we talk to similar people in this situation?

We have sent letters out and hoping we hear back, but will continue to send out. 

The investor’s portfolio I am advising currently looks like this:25 SFRsValue: approximately 1 million All properties owned, no debt Monthly cash flow: approximately 10kWhat are the best options for this particular investor to continue growing this portfolio?