A $200,000 fire claim is naturally going to take a lot longer to resolve and close out than a $10,000 water damage claim. 

I do want to have an adequate amount saved still for an 'emergency fund', to replace my vehicle one day, and enough to start a small business.

On the sell side, my local properties have performed great with no hurricane risk.Mother Nature can be unpredictable and impact RE performance, time required, etc. 

And in many cases you're able to write off almost off of the income from the DST against depreciation because of the nature of the non-recourse loans and your ability to buy additional depreciable basis.

The big differences are that RV parks are typically amenity rich which requires more overhead, can be seasonal in nature (but not always), require a nearby destination to work well (as opposed to employers), and use values that are typically 2 points higher in cap rate.

With a bit of generalizing, the following should be helpful:The ultimate difference between a full ERISA plan and "non-ERISA plan" are the nature of eligible plan participants.

The area is geographically restricted and naturally prevents urban sprawl like in other markets.

I will probably never do the credit card thing, but I’m also conservative my nature.As an example of my conservative nature I’m already paying down mortgages that have a 5 percent interest rate.  

Most of the locals are friendly, nature-loving types that enjoy activities like hiking, camping, snowshoeing, and live bluegrass music. 

The first people that lose their money in a downturn are those that are lending at insanely high LTVs without adequate underwriting experience including determining if the borrower's qualifications based on credit/character, capacity, and collateral.