That 30-year fixed financing is precious.2) Could you sell the house and buy a small multi-family (2-4 units)?

But they get precious little sun in the winter, which lasts about 6-7 months.

If the answer is not a resounding yes I take a minute and re-evaluate what I am doing.Once you have for some people 7 figure wealth and others 8 figure wealth you let off the gas and start enjoying more fruits of your labor as you get older and time becomes more and more precious. ( Dust in the wind ) song is very real (not another minute will your dollars buy).

On top of all that they're less stressful to own and take up less of my precious time. 

So if you become the owner you own the liens also.If grass is high and no one is cutting it you may get more before you own property.Can you contact precious owner and see if they will go ahead and feed it over to you?

Also, don't put all your eggs in one basket so considering investing in some equities and precious metals as well. 

Originally posted by @Precious Thompson:How much does it cost to get a Real Estate License?

Staging would depend on your local market, and your budget.You can consider, as pointed out preciously, possibly staging only for MLS photos with the use of the same items. 

Lets all just keep in mind that time is the most precious resource that we all have.

My issue now is how do I get that precious little thing called data from the properties I am interested in investigating?