Attend local REI (Real Estate Investor) meetups and consider joining online communities like Bigger Pockets for continuous learning.Step 2: Be Strategic About WholesalingWholesaling can be a great way to generate capital, but it’s essential to fully understand the legal and logistical intricacies.

If you don't have the intention to actually occupy the home in Washington as your primary residence for the majority of the year, then that is occupancy fraud (investigated by the FBI), which would likely include some jail time if you are found guilty of making misrepresentations.

I can’t investigate the issue.

A few of those cautions include the investigation of existing encumbrances on the ground (zoning requirements, existing or proposed easements and assessments, encroachments, etc.), existing site conditions (high ground water, site topography, existing soil types and soil environmental concerns, etc.), the location, depth, and capacity of utilities to service the site - including public utilities (sanitary, storm and water services), franchised utilities (power, gas, cable), capacity of the local streets to accommodate additional traffic from your development...Be sure to find out if there are any specific local ordinances you need to satisfy (possible tree & wetland surveys, together with any necessary tree & landscape or wetland mitigation plans) and whether there are any concerns from municipal departments (e.g. hydrant locations from the fire department, storm inlet and retention requirements, as well as asphalt / concrete road requirements from the engineer), entrance requirements from the road commission (left turn and passing lanes at the site entrance), etc.Once you get past all this you can finally prepare a preliminary site plan and enter the political arena to get preliminary site plan approval, and to address any concessions the board and neighbors want from you to overcome their objections to your development.

You want to create continuous referral sources.

Continuous learning is key.

Now I am trying to continue the relationship with the co/investor idea moving forward. 

Beaches took a lot of damage but it will mean a full make over and it will be better than new.One thing for sure is even though we had a bad storm we will continue to top growth rates and tourism has never been as strong since COVID.

And if that doesn't work out, I think that creating passive income and having properties that will continue to acrrue value is very appealing.

Let the tenant continue to pay down the debt for you instead of you burying your cash into the real estate.