So while yes, 100%, over a long enough timeline real estate at median has always risen, specific neighborhoods have fallen from grace and generations later never recovered to par (inflation adjusted that is). 

I am going to adjust my payment schedule to the hot tub company to just be a flat $100/turn (rather than $50/$150) to accommodate complete drain and refills.

Short terms provide get ROI numbers and have that benefit that a simple vacation home doesn’t.

We do that 2 days so it will be an easy adjustment.

.)- We file our taxes as joint / married- Her tax deduction benefits from qualifying as a real estate professional from the STR can offset my W2 income. - She can use REPSTRACKER for thisI then of course have a plethora of other questions in terms of book keeping (tracking all purchases etc...) but I will save those for another time unless someone has the best offline resources I can start to learn from? 

REI offers steady cash flow, appreciation, and tax benefits, while business acquisitions, similar to the BRRRR method, can provide higher returns through operational improvements but carry more risk and require hands-on management.

I've underestimated the benefits from having multiple broker-agent connections, so I figured I'd post it here and see what I can find. 

Does anyone have a good podcast or direct experience with starting a cleaning company and paying the cleaners on W2, possibly even benefits, to ensure quality work? 

It's now not a secret, and actually fairly expensive due to all of these benefits. 

I'm a public adjuster (not in NY though).