I like to learn as much as I can in the creative way to buy Real Estate i have some knowledge i have a inactive Real Estate license and I use to own some income property in Massachusetts but I sold them all before the bubble of 2008 was afraid of losing all my money.

Dig up a much as of the grass as you can in the area you don't want it to grow, hit any remaining roots with a 41% glyphosate (roundup) solution, cover the area in about 3-6 inches of mulch, then spot spray any grass that pops up later.

I’m not buying any more risky stocks and am trying totransition everything else I can in my stock portfolio into cash orequivalent.

Do any of the tenants have Dogs (Breed restrictions are individual to each company).These may not prevent you from getting insurance but they may limit the number of companies willing to insure it.

(not much as i am a fireman). acquire as many as i can in the next 15 years, then flip for 4 years to build cash and sell some property to pay off the ones that will be worth keeping. essen living on cashflow going forward. 

Objectively, there are a lot of people trying to circumvent property owners' pet policies or breed restrictions with what has been affectionately called, the "ESA loophole". 

That’s an Investor Agent, a rare breed of real estate Jedi MastersSection 8 rents are bananas-getting as much as $1450/month for a one (1) bedroom!!

This time around I'm coming at it with a mindset to learn everything I can.

Just joking (but they are indeed another breed), AZ is an overall great place to live and invest in. 

If their main value is good photos and copy, find the best local indoor photographer you can in the area, ask your English major friend to help you with copy, and you are set.