He runs an education company and publishing company amongst other businesses and openly talks about giving his money to someone else to buy and manage his real estate (so no material participation).

One thought if Scottsdale still owned the notes was, see if we can buy them at a discount and make a spread on re-selling them, but having seen that interview, you're probably correct that they had already sold them on anyways, keeping that spread themselves (which never got back to investors!

I just finished working on it and waiting for their tech support to help me publish my website under my own domain. 

I would go with a hail resistant 30 shingle then you get a discount from the insurance company .

Particularly power related tools since those are usually discounted for Black Friday. 

The right property owner you are looking for is someone who are looking for long term stable income, don't mind take a little discount and maybe waive the first month rent if you can somehow convince them.

For one, the rental income tends to be lower than with short-term stays due to the necessary discounts, yet we still face most of the usual costs, aside from savings on cleaning and supplies.

There are also discounts to other programs and products and the community itself is hands down the best of all the groups I am in.

Problem with many of them I see this far north is November thru March they kinda sit or you have to discount the daily rate so much that you only might break even.

They may want to extend for a year after the 6 months at a discounted LTR rate or it is simply a transition place while they look to buy, etc