It is very time intensive.

I spent about 4 months of intensely learning about real estate investing before taking action. 

Also, do you all have any recommendations on how to make some extra cash, I work 6 days a week and they are long labor-intensive days so time is not on my side to earn some extra income just thought I would ask. to see what others are doing.

I had been telling myself that I could always do real estate on the side but after seeing first-hand what life is like for younger analysts and associates in such time-intensive careers, that doesn't seem like much of an option.So, I've been thinking a lot about what I want to pivot to and wanted to see what everyone's advice on this forum was.

Augustine, Melbourne, Flagler and Volusia county, KeysCalifornia: Healdsburg and Lake CountyMaine: Portland, South Portland, Belgrade Lakes region, several mid coast locations and towns seasonally I have a long list but I’m becoming more reluctant to share them as the competition becomes more intense.

I was thinking playground equipment, basketball goal, stocked pond.What are things that you overlooked during your development that I should be looking for?

@Thomas Reed - I agree, the competition is intense right now. 

The thing that really gets my boots to shaking is the idea that many people are going into properties at a basis (purchase + renovation + furnishing) that ONLY works with STR numbers.When the winds come and the waters rise (metaphorically) and the returns compress (as they certainly will with a capital intensive investing style like STRs) then folks will be obliged to lose money in our markets AND A-class long term rentals will see compression, just like in 2019-2020.BUT I'd argue that if you are going to lose money on a property, there are better places to lose money.

Sure you can snag crap at $10k but you suffer from marketability and low rent rates combined with challenged areas requiring intense management to succeed.

200k to 300k new homes is a big range for values.If the house is 48k and might need 50k of work then if you sell at 120k minus resell costs there just isn't any money in it for the aggravation.You would be talking about an intensive and long project to make maybe 10k before taxes.