Amazing beaches, food, nature, culture, etc.

Then they are changing the nature of investment by investing in sometime called Mission 10k. 

This purchase will be up ~1m over purchase price after this rehab is done (3 sources: 1) purchase below value (or value add from addressing the rent issues - depends on your perspective) 2) value add from 4 class b+ unit rehabs 3) natural appreciation).  

It's just the nature of the business.

When they ask the nature of my business, do I advise that I'm a real estate investor?

As far as ethically that is part of my nature and I don't care for the aggressive (potentially predatory) strategies discussed by others, but I see value in offering a transparent and convenient service with lower costs and faster turnarounds than traditional MLS transactions. 

Its just kind of the nature of the beast and investing were over 50% of all homes are rentals its a different lifestyle than what we are used to at least on the west coast were maybe 10% of SFR's are rentals  renters rent apartments.

Without knowing the nature of your partnerships it’s tough to say specifically.

It seemed a natural fit for me since I always wanted to be a businessman but still had a 9 to 5.

For instance, things like death, divorce, job loss, natural disasters, heath issues, etc may cause you to change your plans unexpectedly and may change what you do with your home as a result.