I have been in float planes up in Canada and Alaska but never piloted one.. although its a bucket list item to get my water cert.. its very cool landing on water.. but you do need to be cautious flying low always has its challenges.Buckingham is the nicest part of the county..

like in your case going to the library and DIY study and learning.Seems to me some people that would spend 3k to get going , get materials and motivation that could be worth it to them.. 3k in the big picture of real estate ( take your 2 mil portfolio) is a drop in the bucket.

Here's an idea, (not sure if its a good one, just popped into my head): The numbers may or may not work depending on the circumstance, but a local investor could potentially offer a "sale/lease back" to someone who owns a home damaged by Harvey but is not insured and doesn't qualify for government help (not sure how many are out there in this bucket, but unfortunately, my guess is there are more than a few):- Home owner (seller) would sell home for an agreed upon price, to an investor. - Investor would pay for appropriate rehab, (likely a total gut) of property to bring it back to what it was before storm hit.

For mine, I added underground downspouts leading 12 ft to a french drain I crafted from a 5gal bucket and some rocks. 

I also always leave a bucket of salt at the building for the tenants to use as needed.

If the end game is to eliminate as much risk to your assets, then you do both.The way I see it (I'm an insurance broker, not lawyer), 1)  The LLC creates walls and silos between personal assets and business entities.  2)  The umbrella policy is the bucket of $ to pay claims out. 

Bucket 1 1/3 $ goes to spending Bucket 2 1/3 goes to savingBucket 3 1/3 goes to investing For example she bought 2 shares of Facebook @ $18 which now worth $440.

Is something like performing note investing right in this bucket? 

@James WiseGo to Home Depot and buy some of those orange, 5 gallon Homer Buckets.

Build a reserve bucket (if you haven't).If you have... then go for 1 or 2 more rentals.