Santarelli as an absolute industry expert (podcast, websites, press, social media advertisement) cause investors to have a false sense of security.

Low Maintenance & Energy Efficiency: New homes require significantly less maintenance compared to older properties, plus they are built with energy efficiency in mind, making them more cost-effective in the long run.7.

Condo conversions  usually sell at a higher price point compared to TIC's. 

A lot of the best investors I see have come from industries on the tangent.

You're spot on with how private money lending offers speed and flexibility compared to traditional banks.

Actually I do have  the comparables since every year I have fought with the county to lower my property taxes :)!

How's Helix compared to Zinus?

I agree with @Patrick Franta and @Mike Neubauer that  a 1 bedroom will give you a better ROI though because you can still find relatively decent deals on 1 BRs compared to 2 Brs. 

Andrew,Always looking for ways to take advantage of the travel industry.

From everything I hear the costs exponentially grow when a PM hires out your repairs/maintenance compared to the cost of you source the work yourself.