Charles County, MO, and I unknowingly house-hacked a property at a resort a few years ago.My goal is to increase my position in RE and learn as much about the industry as possible.I'm happy to be part of the community now (officially) and look forward to interacting with you all.

Why do we protect investors from themselves, but we don't protect gamblers and lottery players from themselves? 

If NYC has the names/addresses of people - then they stand a greater chance of being penalized.From my understanding - NYC has already been penalizing those that the city has been deeming big players in the airbnb business and mostly let go of the small fish.

Finishing a job is always harder than starting a job.The great thing for me about hiring handymen to do jobs is that they understand that they're nice to have, not necessary to have, and that I can step in as the handyman of last resort at any time I want to.

You'd be better off contacting big to medium size players in your local market to see if you can help them in exchange for shadowing.

Two reasons come to mind:1) As a last resort after exploring a 1031 exchange, I would sell to get the cash to finance other deals.2) Retire to go traveling and don't want to deal with the tenants and bills.  

Escaping the self Employment Trap - Victor ChengThe ideal team player - great for when you need to start hiring to grow your business Books often recommended by othersThe E mythThink and Grow RichRich Dad Poor DadMillionaire real estate Investor by Gary Keller

Players still need a coach at each base.

My guess is if disney resorts are in the 500 bucks and my str is in 200 bucks i might still be ok.

@David OlsonI am in no way an expert at this but I believe when you are making a cash purchase the main team players are:Attorneys, Title Company, Inspector and Appraiser (occasionally)Attorneys: Using legalese to get the purchase contract in writing Title Company: Perform due diligence to make sure there are no liens against the propertyInspector: You already covered thatAppraiser: To determine the price of the property at its current state and after repair value.