Just a short walking distance to the fantastic galleries, restaurants, and shops in the Englewood Arts District.

You’re assuming I didn’t ask the right questions and I went with the cheapest which isn’t true at all.

I want to be able to own shopping centers/malls and hotels one day, so books that can cover those topics.

This is also true if you have DSCR loans that do not report on your personal credit.  

This leaves the other options I mentioned -> STR that meet IRS requirements and #3 from the list of material participation above, but it will be tough to prove that no one other individual spends more time than you do since this is probably not true. ...

Some items considering:- Chichen Itza- Swimming in cenote Ik Kil- Valladolid Centro- Las Coloradas- Izamal- Akumal beach- Shopping in Playa del Carmen- Tulum Ruins- Cenote Dos Ojos- Xplor- Parque Nacional de los Arrecifes (cozumel island)Have not yet looked into transportation or lodging for period outside the conference dates.  

Those are the true prizes.

Bonus that the rents are higher than the lower comps you pulled (double check because tenants shop around, so may be your comps were not equivalent). 

With the exception of a few “loan to own” shops, the lenders don’t want these properties.  

But I expect that’s true in a lot of markets.