I had one bad instance early on, but AirBnB paid me out on it, but have been clear in my messaging...have ring cameras at all entrances (and make sure this is clear in the listing) and then let my guests enjoy themselves. 

Enjoy your read! 

ENJOY the process of hitting guardrails and structuring offers, sometimes poorly, or losing deals and having sellers walk, or going OVER on rehab budgets and even losing money on rehabs as you learn what it's like to buy in a changing market.

I really enjoyed reading this. 

I really enjoyed it.

(long-term) Involve in slightly larger real estate projects (e.g. apartment, storage, development etc.) while not quitting my job (yes I kinda enjoy my day job).Challenges:1.

If not, it's not going to be enjoyable for you.

So the steps I recommend to do this would be to talk to a few lenders first, get an idea of what their process is and see who you enjoy working with, look for your investment properties, and get back to the lenders so they can appraise and approve/disapprove the loan.

So would you rather go on vacation with the family and stay on a house close to the beach or a condo right on the beach.I personally would want a view of the ocean with a house or I wouldn't buy it.I think it comes down to preference.I think about what you enjoy enjoy using and run the numbers both ways to see what makes the most sense.What about a house on a canal close to the beach?

I don't care about the politics where I invest but I DO care about the laws and regulations in place and the trends projected for them.I have really enjoyed operating in Virginia due to it's relatively landlord favored laws.