Flexing your landlord muscles won't work here. 

Rural destinations - Rural areas can be a good investment opportunity if you're looking for quieter, more relaxed accommodations.

I'm not saying no one ever gets set up - I suspect there's a decent number of movie stars, sports athletes, and other "famous" people that end up with settlements over BS - but unless you're using a pseudonym here, there's a good chance you're nobody just like the rest of us and no one knows you have anything nor wants your stuff, so you can probably relax. 

My problem is I do all the repairs myself, so I don't have a reliable handyman on call.Go on vacation and relax! 

Self development/education is a muscle.

I hope you are having a nice and relaxing weekend!

Quite relaxing!

Thanks to having a great project manager I was able to get away and relax, trusting that things were happening.  

You will be taking on more liability, and if you go bigger than 4 units you won't have the owner occupier financing available.Exercise your analyzing muscles by vetting some possible deals in different price points so you can see the difference in finances.

After some research I have the impression options could be apartments close to the see and shops or bigger relaxing houses (which will most likely need a car), in which case I feel buying a plot and building a wood house might be a better idea than buying a house, unless you find a very good deal.Then again, I am just learning and still trying to make sense of what I read, find and see.Thanks a million,