You have a skillset that could be extremely useful for quick fixes and landlord issues and from there you can bridge relationships and partnerships to enhance your knowledge of real estate investing and couple your skills.

As a lot of real estate investors already know (and newbies may have heard), some tenants are very hard on rental properties. 
One of the biggest challenges is keeping the bathroom as carefree as possible. We all kno...

Does anyone have experience renting with a pool, water the pros and cons, door fix the pool or fill it in and sod the backyard, is there a way not to limit liability?

@Sean Fillmore I think I fixed it to where everyone can edit. 

I spent the last two weeks down there house hunting but didn't see a deal that made sense in my model, but would love to connect with another Jax investor. 

Fixed income...would container village actually be a cheaper proposition vs lets say a senior living 3-4 story apartment building for the same number of units? 

If you are thinking about a new purchase with a heloc vs a current 30 year fixed rate, this could be a good alternative.Basically, helocs are billed based on the average daily balance of the account.

The other contractors that I have worked with gave me a full scope with detailed line items of what will be fixed, how much the labor is and how much the material is going to be.

Our mental model is to have enough that someone arriving late could put together a bare bones meal for dinner and have the essentials for breakfast before they head out to get actual groceries. 

Alternative rent models (STR, MTR, rent by room, etc.) do not necessarily do better and are more work.