So, look deep into yourself and determine what you have the actual capability to do. 401k means "easy" investments.

Most people I know who made a lot of money, including myself, really don't make a lot of money because we have deep desires to be rich.

Also, if you want to take a deep dive into building a team from a distance, I encourage you to read David Greene's "Long‑Distance Real Estate Investing".

The ringless voicemail has stopped thank god (no idea why) and I will say the texts have slowed down a lot, but the calls are increasing like crazy. 

Management company wants to offer $500 cash for keys due to courts being slow at evictions.

We go slow on rehabbing the houses to have a quality of life and because I consider them an investment as they are. 

I assume they would be more effected by service industry slow downs and could have more inventory available soon. 

Tyler is a stable market, our growth is slow, but steady.

They have Board restrictions on sublets, often charge fees in excess of what condos would charge, your tenants often require Board approval, which may be slow (not something prospective tenants want to wait around for and be subjected to), and I know of several cases where a new Board was elected and suddenly a sublet moratorium was enacted.

I'm from deep South Texas.