Not in a position to start investing yet-waiting to be in a position of financial strength, but want to learn as much as possible about RE Investing and my local area while improving my financial position. 

There is strength in numbers. 

Even if the hotels return to full strength, it stands to reason that at least 10-12 of those thousands of guests would rather stay at one of my places.

Any other ideas on how I could use this unique situation as a strength rather than seeing it as a weakness?

Everyone has natural strengths and weaknesses.

We may see a recession in the coming 24 months if the Fed hikes rates sharply to curb inflation (this has happened like clockwork 3 times in the past 30 years, each time with a different Fed president at the helm - they all follow the same practices, it is just a matter of timing & implementation), but due to demand and the strength of the housing market, we may see at most a stagnation in prices, not a decrease, and then the march will continue up for real estate.

I don't have any suggestions for FL lenders, but I have a few foreign national clients and getting an American Express card on the strength of their international bank credit has gone a long way towards making the process easier for them working with US lenders.

The diversity of industry, is its real strength in my opinion, there is higher ed, medical, Warhouse, logistics, manufacturing, automotive, insurance.     

While certainly as you mentioned there is room to improve it, I'd argue that the strength of the calculator is in the presentation the data is given to you in and the predictions they can provide. 

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