Additionally, investors can hire a property manager to handle day-to-day operations, freeing up their time and allowing for truly passive income.2.Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)REITs are a passive investment option that allows investors to purchase shares in a company that owns and manages a portfolio of income-producing real estate properties.

A fix and flip sounds good because of the capital it can produce, but you will have to manage a team from long distance, which has its challenges when you are just starting out.

. - Furniture & DecorThis is up for debate but for most short term rentals, those that are themed, have quality furnishings and a cohesive presentation typically produce better occupancy and revenue results.

I try to not give them a reason to want to leave - and that keeps the cash cows producing!

It may be easier to finance a turn key because a lender knows the income it is producing, so look at DSCR loans in that case.

if you want income vs growth, get any of the various income producing securities or funds that have been putting out dividends for years, if not decades. 

This means we should see a portion of those convert back to owner occupied or 2nd homes, but also this will produce and opportunity to buy at a discount.

Vs rentals/ STRs can create passive income that will produce multiple streams of income.One thing that I would recommend doing until that boot camp is get out there and network.

Since many, many people never follow through and perform or produce, I don't find it at all surprising that a legitimate dealmaker would want you to have some skin in the game.

The bank can fix this by producing the POA, but if they do not have a reason to do this they won't, so they need to do it when they are trying to sell the property, not in 10 years when I am trying to sell it.