Seasonality with a dwelling in a summer and beach environment or a locale where freezing Canadians travel over the winter to relax in a whirlpool, strawberry daiquiri in hand, will suffer hard in the 6 month off season.

Yes, it's very newbie investor friendly and relaxed.

I'd manage the property and the lender would sit back and relax while we both could get cash flow.

JP court rules may be relaxed a little, but it is still a rules-of-evidence process. 

They tend to have more relaxed underwriting requirements.

You've got enough passive income, you deserve a little relaxing :)  After I get the crew working smoothly next year, i'll have more time to be on here learning a ton like you.  

This leaves no time for relaxation and rest, even though we work from home!

Your personal guarantee only means something to a lender if you have the financial muscle to back it up. 

I have a condo/town home pending in one of the more relaxed communities.

It's pretty relaxed, usually meet & greet\networking.