Choose your destiny, remain devoted to Don, and with the backing of Jay and Chris, success is within reach.

To start off, I would definitely advise against any build to rent plan, unless you absolutely have no time to devote to the investment, and need someone managing the entire process for you.

Once in a while, there's something that has to be taken care of immediately and it takes a lot of time and effort that has to be devoted to it immediately.

You've mentioned training a younger brood of go getters to manage this venture once you find yourself with enough money that you can devote the rest of your life to sailing....I'm interested in further considering your JV proposition, and while I certainly can appreciate the idea that it could be a completely passive investment, I'd prefer to be more actively involved.

If there is someone out there that you really want to learn from you have to be a devoted fan.

You might have to wait until after tax season for more time devoted to 2022 strategies.

Easiest way to get devoted time from someone is to pay for it. 

Brandon has done a great job and deserves to chill with his family in Hawaii and devote time to his own ventures.

If you can't self manage (which everyone thinks is easy - but it's a LOT of work so depends on your available time to devote to answering basic questions over and over, calling 3 cleaners to replace the one that called out for the 5th time in season, calling an A/C company because your guest turned the thermostat down to 65 in 100 degree weather, etc.) then either go with iTrip if they have a strong franchise in your market or a mid-size local company with a good reputation.

I spent a lot of my time devoted to learning about real estate, whether it be from books, articles, or this invaluable site.