Exotic plans will likely never work out in your favor.  

Others say no reptiles or exotic or endangered pets.  

In the not so distant future, the ESA law will become more problematic as animals get larger and more exotic.

We would do a TIC with you but you would need to bring in more than 500k for it to make sense the brain damage.There are reverse exchanges and other more exotic exchanges but I personally not sold on the concept when the IRS comes knocking.

But the wood look is pretty much out these days, unless you’re talking about exotic hardwoods, which don’t make sense for a rental.

You can essentially barter 4-5 hrs per day of labor or skills (during the weekday) helping micro/eco hotel/lodge owners to build/design their businesses in really exotic locales in exchange for room and board (and typically the use of other amenities like boats, shuttles, etc.)

This argument is also suspect because subject-to purchases have to be purchased for more and they carry call risk without exotic strategies to design around this problem.

I would prefer a system that is set up for me to populate that can handle simple loans - nothing exotic like wraps. 

Take advantage of bonus depreciation now.There are reverse exchanges and other more exotic exchanges but I personally not sold on the concept when the IRS comes knocking.

This can be illustrated by the examples mentioned by @Henry Clark:While I invest overseas in places that might sound exotic for some, I'd never ever ever invest a single cent of my own money in Belize.