Also this could be a potentially lucrative business partnership.

Flipping is actually more a business than it is investing and you know how much goes into that.

But from a moral & ethical perspective, you may want to decide at some point to just eat it and accept write it off as cost of doing business.

A few clients or properties can suck up all of our time and attention and ultimately, prevent us from taking on more business. 

Flipping is a really tough business.

Most of us are running lodging businesses in areas that are zoned residential. 

We also have a finish carpentry business.

Over the past couple of years, I’ve learned a lot about the business—like how to analyze markets, underwrite deals, and connect with brokers.

The down side is that STRs are more work, need to furnish it, pay for utilities and WiFI but in the right market (vacationers and business travelers) it could work. - If I were looking at cash flow as a really important important metric, I'd consider starting a business.

Lane Kawauka (sic) or something like that is the one who lost a project and 10 mil of investor equity POOF.. there is a thread on it on BP  @Chris Seveney Chris is good with BP he could probably put the link to the thread up if he is not busy.