Thank you for the advise, will embrace and follow it. 

That said, before I read 100 more books and get lost in all the different potential strategies I could use, I figured it would be wise to preemptively introduce myself to the bigger pockets community, and see if the people I meet and connections I make incline me to embrace a certain strategy or influence my perspective on this potential investment.Based on my limited research, I believe BRRRR investing/Buy and Holding of rental properties is the strategy that suits my vision.

Suck it up, embrace the reality that your niece is going to cost you some money, and get moving!

My family is always telling me how successful I am, but I never fully believe or embrace that.

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Combine this with consumers' embrace of the sharing-economy, and it's a great time to be an owner.I started an interview series on my blog with vacation rental owners, including a super nice guy on this forum (thanks @Joe Sillaman  )!  

I would embrace it with open arms as an opportunity for you to take advantage of.

The best deals are the unexpected one, embraced the "craziness" and you will have some great outcomes.

It is important for new investors to be aware of the challenges and embrace them, but not pretend things are going to be easy.

And another might be better diversification into markets that have better economies and a healthier housing market.The difference in cost would be the acquisition cost to invest, Outside of that there should be little difference unless you're thinking about rehabbing from a distance.