I may have to Teak my strategy in light of the excellent advice you provide here, Henry.  

The BiggerPockets community has excellent book recommendations, such as The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner.

I have a calculator (semi-ugly but effective excel sheet) I use to look at the numbers on all 1031 exchanges I’m considering.Let me know if you want help with the calculations

Like @Pat Aboukhaled already mentioned, he’s extremely responsive and has excellent market knowledge.

The resources and books you mentioned, like the BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide and The Book On Rental Property Investing, sound like excellent starting points.Prioritizing financial stability and eliminating debt is crucial, and I agree that a solid financial foundation is key to successful investing.

This has also allowed us to provide some excellent incentives for our investors, locking in long term debt currently at 3.75%  through our in house financing program.

Excellent realtor who also manages rentals here.

But if you can find a good operator and feel good about the asset, then private money lending can be an excellent way to invest passively.

Due to the nature of the shorter lease terms, I am spending an excessive amount of time updating my Excel spreadsheet, MLS, business website, Airbnb, VRBO, and other platforms.

You've raised some excellent questions.