I'm also still employed as a firefighter but am slowly replacing that income through real estate.

However, even the legal immigrants have a difficult time with the DTI requirements, because so much of what they do is in cash and so many are self-employed.  

So, through research I came up with the idea to offer virtual property management services for example (rental postings, lease generation, work orders follow-up, deposit accounting and so on) but it looks like most states require a broker for these services.

Although it may not be part of your short-term goals, I talk to people all day long who have significant previous employer 401k balances who are very happy to be able to self-direct these funds into real estate and other alternative assets.

I simply advertised the property at my place of employment for the renters.

To get passive with multifamily and employ a full time repair person about  75 doors or more is needed.

The area is a C- to D+ but there are some strong signals that employment in the area will be increasing soon.Thanks,Dave

You would have the opportunity to generate cash flow with no money out of pocket (but bear the risk of negative cash flow if vacancy drops further), she would get stable long-term income with no management component.

I think there is a lot of value in sweat equity primarily if you're a 9-5'er and aren't self employed / run a biz I just want to stress the importance of having things done right the first time.

How much income will it generate and what are your expenses.