In the last couple of years, I've read quite a few books and done research that leads me to believe that asset diversification and annual portfolo rebalancing are keys to a stable way of growing significant wealth over time without extra stress or using excess energy.I have some SDIRA invested in non-performing and reperforming notes but I don't like it that I accumulate small chunks of cash that I can't reinvest right away.

Also, The properties I'm targeting I've spent the time upfront cross checking town / state tax records to further cement the fact that these are the right properties to target ( behind on taxes, water and sewer liens etc. ) clearly, these people are financially stressed.

I have realized that over the last 12+ years in corporate america that the stress, bureaucracy, and increasing hours are taking time away from my family, friends, hobbies, and myself.  

They make more money over charging and have less stress.   

They know it, and they know that it's not worth the killing mental stress or time to spend an extra 20 hours a week in the store for that $1000.

@Wes Brand....I just spent 20 min stressing over reserving a rental car (compact for $116 vs mustang $125).   

It sure has taken a bunch of stress off of me when I had that brain anuerism and stroke and could not walk anymore ever since that happened six years ago totally unexpected.  

I think what you're really trying to find out is which markets have strong economic fundamentals for hands-free appreciation as opposed to forced appreciation through renovations.Also, I would throw some hot button keywords in to gain more attention, such as: broker, Phoenix, Dallas, San Antonio, San Francisco, Philadelphia etc.

Click the "More" button in the "Features" section of the listing and you'll see rent per unit (note the "More" button hasn't been working in Chrome for me for about a month, but works fine in IE or Firefox).Not all sites pull that data from the MLS and a lot of MLS feeds don't send that across so you'll have to get it from an agent, but realtor.com usually has them in Colorado.

And some people just get really stressed out when they have debt.