A low maintenance condo rentable to good tenants sounds like a good starting point to me.I’m 56 and reasonably setup for retirement, so real estate is a stabilizing diversifier for me.

Anyone that is looking at your assets is always going to need to factor in property management, so you can show that as a real expense (and really make it as high or low as you want).I work in a vertically integrated real estate and development company, and I cannot imagine how things would run if we did not have an internal property management company that essentially works for the other companies but also stands on its own.

If you want low, safe returns that are truly passive, invest in the stock market.  

It looks like you are right to be concerned about the low season as occupancy drops below 50% for most of the year  

You can get thrown off by really low prices on Zillow and such.

These properties appeal to students and low-income renters, especially if traditional housing is limited.

The article below sheds light on how DSCRs come into play with the BRRRR method.

House hacking is an excellent strategy, especially with the potential to use an FHA loan to secure a property with a low down payment. 

Foreclosures ar near all time lows.

I have purchased the following books:ABCs of Buying Rental Property The ABCs of Property Management The ABCs of Real Estate Investing The Advanced Guide to Real Estate InvestingThe Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money DownWhat order do you recommend reading them in?