If you ever go down let me know and I can have our plantation foreman walk you thru the business end.  

and at least here in central OH they seem to always be slammed busy.

Businesses? 

What entry point do you usually do business in?

I see 3-5 as a fad.Fractional ownership - way to much overhead for these to be profitable. think "timeshare".STR in non traditional markets - running a STR is a business and real estate, boils down to location location location - who would want to go to a conference and stay in a STR vs. the hotel where the conference is at, most businesses pay for this I do not see why.Mixed use with green - this has been going on for years- it will continue but it is also more expensive to build - which means higher costs to use.Not trying to be debbie downer, I have seen these attempted to be done in the past and they really have not been successful.I do really like the BTR model though as I continue to see that as a very good option in the future. 

He walked away from his business letting his best friend take it over.  

My husband is in the construction business and I am a W2 employee.

@Will Jones, we are in the process of putting an offer on a piece of land in where we will build a building for one of my businesses and then lease out the rest of the space.  

Michael,   A good book to purchase is "Professional Real Estate Development: The ULI guide to Business.   

Nowadays many vacation homes are priced as STR businesses with profits baked into the price (with future guests expecting instagram furnishings).