Probably, most likely, heavily influenced, by food sources.

@Joe Prillaman I am going to rent out your "struggling" Airbnb and help you boost the ratings.

Secondly, a large majority of investors will try to boost cash flow by having their agent raise their deductibles but that is personal preference. 

@Gregg RomigIf you want to stay in the higher view investor role of big picture influence, then hire it out to a GC.

Some of the most influential books in my life have been 4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferris, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, and How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. 

NEVER let an influencer, influence you because they have a ton of followers.

If he was making decent money and there are no negative influences aside of COVID, chances are pretty good that it will recover and keep making money.If it was a marginal business prior to COVID, then closing the business and selling the building may be a better way to go for him.If he sells the business and real estate to a new operator, he needs to be prepared to continue operating for a year or so because even the best marketing programs take time. 

., influencers and gurus) without actually obtaining success so it leads to a lot of confusion, misinformation, and just muddles the water on what is realistic and what isn't.  

If you can get a 4 unit and a basement, that would be ideal and create major cash flow and equity creation, plus you can not worry about a property manager and boost your yield.Best to scale your equity as much as possible. 

Or use the sale to take advantage of advantageous financing that will boost your return?