I solved that by having a contractor who I trust--and that just happened by accident, but it sounds like you may have one too.A little mental game I play with myself to put risks in perspective, is I ask how many shifts I would have to pick up to cover a worst case loss. 

and now that the walls are opened up I am meeting with the engineer on Monday to figure out what we need to do from a structural perspective (i.e.

Great points and perspectives here.

There is no potential shift without the right deal..., and clearly, that involves a number of factors. 

Bigger pockets is always so good at getting perspective. 

In my experience, from a tenants perspective, Park Avenue was not responsive, a phone system nightmare, the website not up to date and signage in yards not correct.

Hi Marcin,Out of state investing is an important component of geographic diversification and syndication can be an ideal way of achieving that from a passive investor perspective.  

A pie chart of retirement investment diversification changes over time from young investor to old investor - but the change is typically shown as a shift from aggressive mutual funds to more bonds or less aggressive.  

At this point, from a mortgage perspective, you've hit "nirvana" (or become a jedi master, or whatever metaphor you want to use), and you can quit your day job while continuing to apply for an receive additional mortgages. 

Here's a few things that helped me when I started out, although you have experience, it is nice to read others perspectives and ideas.