Working full time and investing in real estate is pretty normal. 

Even paranoids have enemies, and in this business, it's a lot better to be perceived as crazy paranoid than weak and trusting, or even sanely normal.

@Andrew ThomasSorry you I was shift my focus from purchasing my personal residence to purchasing my first investment property as a realtor you should have access to a program called realist you can easily go in there and search for out-of-state or out of County owners one of the best ways to Market is handwritten envelopes it is almost a guaranteed open versus any other kind of marketing realist has so much information how long people have owned the property with their mortgages Etc I would also try to find as many wholesalers as possible and sign up for their list and look at how they are packaging their properties you will need to go and join some investment clubs a national Club you could potentially join is called Lifestyles Unlimited I'm sure the information they teach is also available on Bigger Pockets at the end of the day if you have a great deal you will always be able to find an investor for it

All normal capital invested that was not generated from a gain that you deferred is still subject to tax.

Real estate markets correct themselves and normally on a localized level.

Creative wise, I would say having a nice interior design,something that’s more than the normal furniture or décor.

I guess I'm thinking, is there a way to have your STR tenants have an experience that is above what a normal guest renting from them might get?

Many thanks in advance,Victor Talking with my friends contractors in the area... some of this contractor offered very low price for their projects betting to build many units and market changed and they simply started to file bankruptcy... when comparing cost it's common you will find higher costs ... been in this market last few years, houses will start to move again in the next months in a normal cycle (not pandemic cycle) , if you're goal is getting long term rental in place for delay gratification...

They just expect it to support their lifestyle once they stop working along with some tax deductions. 

Amateur GPs are normally NOT good at this and many have lost all their investors money.