I feel that after listening to the BP podcasts for that past few months that I am convinced I would certainly have more control over the return on investment by purchasing the duplex.

If you can't keep control of your personal finances, you are highly unlikely to succeed in real estate investing.

Once your money is with the syndicator, it's no longer your control.

If you can't keep control of your personal finances, you are highly unlikely to succeed in real estate investing.

In ground leases, typically a developer is going to have control of a much larger piece of dirt and will build out entire shopping centers/developments.

This is a snippet from an article written by Onera Group.Short-Term Rental Analysis in Okaloosa Island, FloridaThe base of our short-term rental analysis is outlined below:First, we will identify areas in Okaloosa Island that consistently experience high demand for short-term rentals year-round.Next, we will narrow our analysis down to a specific subarea, considering factors like occupancy rates, average stay, daily rates, and annual bookings, among others.Then, we will identify the precise characteristics of top-performing listings in this subarea, including property type, number of bedrooms, bathrooms, key amenities that drive demand, among others.Next, we will reveal how top-performing hosts in this area adjust their daily rates throughout the year, capitalizing on the seasonal trends in the short-term rental market.Finally, we will conduct a financial case study to determine the expected net annual return of a listing available in the for-sale market within that specific area in Okaloosa Island.Analyzing High-Demand Locations for Short-Term Rentals in Okaloosa Island, FloridaThe first stage of our analysis involves finding areas with high demand for vacation rentals on Okaloosa island.

In a softer rental market like we seem to be in now, it becomes much more important to focus on the boring fundamentals like controlling expenses.

You can control prospective tenants "trashing" the place with a strict contract and higher up front deposit. 

Like any investment the more control you have on the investment the more you can participate in the outcome of the investment and ideally leverage your expertise in achieving good outcomes.

s response about controlling the temperature as the way to handle this.