Laser tape measure, or a real one to measure rooms.Bolt cutters or a small tool kit that goes in the car.Powerful flashlight for looking in dark homes.A few spin key boxes to put on vacant homes.Books on real estate, like The Millionaire Real Estate Agent book, The One Thing, or The Millionaire Real Estate Investor.Some kind of BP subscription or books.

Do admire your creative spin though:)

In addition a crazy part of me wants to operate a spin studio (2000sf) and target a coffee/cafe type tenant in the remaining space. 

To make things more complicated, there was already some cosmetic damage on this driveway from my contractor accidentally running a pressurewasher on the curing concrete and leaving spinning brush circles in one corner. 

It's really sad to see- so many smart, motivated people that could have had success if they worked with someone who could provide high level STR support and guidance.To make it worse, I see and hear a lot of agents struggling right now and spinning a false or embellished tale of their experience and knowledge, in order to get some business.

But no matter what way you spin it, that strategy is how you scale to larger deals.

If you worry about trying to figure out the best option right now, you will more than likely spin in circles trying to decide if can be an STR and if it can be an STR, is that better than an LTR cash flow-wise and time-wise...and should you manage it...should you hire it out.

@Axel MeierhoeferThe sec compliance with this will have your head spinning as you would need to make sure each investor had equitable time to use a property as you cannot provide a specific benefit to two investors if in the same share class.If things go wrong with this or an investor gets upset and sues the risk you would be taking and the cost for D&O insurance would be through the roof to keep you out of prison.

I understand most other metrics, but for some reason the idea of present value of future monies being zero and all just makes my head spin. 

The principal of the IRA is in a secure asset that can potentially spin off tax-free rental income to you as distributions.There are some specific rules about using IRA funds that go along with the tax-preferred status of those funds.