We intake county record updates daily.

First, I have true daily and direct access to the 4 owners of Licensing Experts because apparently they don't and won't deal with a bunch of people. 

Our only debts are a 2.875% mortgage with a balance of $124k only paying $897/month on an appraised value of $325k, daily driver car of $370/month, and use a credit card for monthly expenses, but pay the balance off with every pay check.

For my short term rentals I am really going to focus on adding improvements that will increase my daily rate and guest experience.

I see price reductions daily.

If you are just looking to invest your money then make a 1,2 or 5 year financial plan. work that back as much as you can hopefully into daily action items or at least weekly goals.

In fact it's the exact opposite, 1% of commercial agents don't know what owner financing is after doing this model daily and speaking to 100's of commercial agents.

What would you say is the average occupancy and daily rate for a 1500 SF 3 bedroom home in good condition around a mile from the beach / pier? 

There are no tax deductions for such gifts, however you have a $15k per recipient annual gift limit that avoids the chore of filing a gift tax return.

Most get bogged down dealing with the BS minutia in their business & while it’s inevitable, those who lack organization skills are spending disproportionate amounts of time putting out these daily fires taking away from their ability to spend their time on business development, where growth occurs.