When you figure it out, let me know :).  

AdamThanks Adam - I will certainly reach out, let's connect!  

Read up on equity harvesting here and elsewhere, but yes you get the general idea in your last paragraph - cash out, let the PMs deal with the properties, rinse and repeat every 15 (or 20, or 30) years.

stop buying at whole food and buy at grocery outlet or some-hispanic-name food store.There're lot of choices...... lol A lot of truth there. 

Dust ceiling fan blades Dust door, window and floor trimCheck/dust/vacuum window blindsWash walls with dish soap and warm waterWipe light switch plate and door handles Wash windows, check screens & latchesTest all outlets for polarityBegin PAINT PREP sequence if necessarySweep floorsSpare Bedroom(s)Remove everything left behind.

I have some 1960s places and even though the outlets were 2 prong, or 3 but showed 'ungrounded', they had standard copper 12g w/ ground wiring. 

I try to do the easy value add myself and outsource anything that takes more than an hourthe “turnkey” work included:patching walls from nail and hook hole,cleaning out some trashadding smoke detectors to bring it up to fire codedeep cleaning and scrubbingdealing with building inspectorupdating some electric outlets and replacing outlet coverstouch up paint workand I had a contractor replace some carpet with vinyl plank flooring.given I could only work about 4 hours a week it ended up taking me close to a month to get it ready for rent.

She stayed 6 years & when she left we also found that she had upgraded all the outlet covers, toilets, lighting & all faucets at her expense.

Floors are finished and lights, outlets and switches starting to go in

San Marcos: Employment rate and renter occupied % is very good, they have the outlet mall, and couple of attractions tooI'm not sure if I should consider any more data points to fix on a city.