For those that rely on traditional methods and personal experience, I can understand this perspective.

Considering a mix of long and short term rentals, with the STR’s being non-traditional structures targeting glamping clientele.

The second scenario would be if you didn't have enough capital to invest in real estate the traditional way and wanted to start to build a portfolio.

I will get a lot of fun out of it, plus make money now and off their future efforts which I will not be involved with, other than as a Passive recipient.Cost- if you did traditional logging and sawmilling operations, you would need about $3,000,000 of equipment on the cheap to start out. 

We have an added layer of stress compared to something turnkey in the traditional sense. 

How are people buying multiple non owner occupied properties on fixed rate traditional 30y mortgages? 

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency cannot be used as a down payment in a traditional mortgage (Conv, FHA, VA, USDA). 

I have had people work for me for years under this concept and with some very few minor disagreements it has worked out very well, the money saved allowed us to do 3x the work than if we had gone the traditional route.

The vast majority of "regular" or traditional (Conv/Govt) mortgages are originated by specialty lenders and brokers and are sold in the secondary market to provide yield on bank balance sheets (think Chase or BoA) or to be securitized into MBS.

Our plan was to do the traditional house-hack, but things haven’t gone as planned.During some self-testing followed by professional testing, we discovered lead in several high-traffic areas of the home.