You could raise beef cattle and reinvest the profits into an orchard and still be following the RD PD principle.Tim

You will also not trust a handyman with tenant keys because that raises all types of liabilities. 

Start with them firstStudy the laws for raising funds for real estate- There's a little thing called the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) that has rules in place with respect to how you can and cannot approach people you do not know to invest in your deals.

I am born and raised in Miami and now live and work in Coconut Grove.

They have to raise money somehow and will no doubt be able to see a whole bunch of money sitting in retirement accounts.

Raising $18,000 would take me about at least 2 years.

The rent control in UC is about as strict as you'll find too, so a potential buyer could have a lot of trouble raising rents, which I imagine is something you've seen yourself.  

It never feels good, in my opinion, to drastically raise rents.  

Underwriting, acquisitions, asset management, raising capital, investor relations?

Born and Raised in the Mountains (Specifically Lake Arrowhead) Also own an Insurance company up here in Lake Arrowhead where we specialize in hard to insure homes, and STR's..