As a social worker, Scott Steenbergh never seemed to be able to clock out.
“The hours were always tough,” the Michigan-based investor and father of two told Business Insider. “It seemed like, no matter what, I was always required to work in the evenings, work on weekends. People were obviously in crisis, and I want to help, but I also wanted to be able to be present with my kids.”
Real estate investing seemed like a possible path to more time freedom.
Steenbergh and his wife, Rebecca, had a little experience — they owned their primary residence and had become part owners of a family Airbnb — but dove in around 2020 when they enrolled in a real…
