There are areas outside the Tahoe basin with a short drive that can provide for solid short term or long term income streams and still pull in the Tahoe goers.

Eager to start playing with the tools and calculators provided here too. 

@Luke Carl That is such solid advice you provided. 

A lot of the beach rentals down there are pretty outdated and don't provide many amenities.

That doesn't seem right about having to chase your money - but would need a lot more info to provide a better opinion. also are you investing in one property and is your name secured or you giving an unsecured loan? 

Of course, not everybody is that good at or has the time to do Google searches or know how easy it is to use ChatGPT so it might still make sense for you to provide such a guide to your (potential) clients.If you don't want to spend time reinventing the wheel, you have other easy options:a.

Zoho Books, I am not using this as my partner uses it integrates nicely with CRM for book keeping and I could provide access to our CPA for Taxes. 

hihi :) Thanks for your thoughts Jaycee, Not sure I would call it a cash cow but I did think it was providing a opportunity.

I am a long-term investor, but I also provide services to long-term investors, so my advice is biased toward that option.  

Seems like there are a lot of individuals in this boat  -  especially in my sons line of work  - which is lighting and tech for special events and music tours.