Joseph this is a great story that echoes a wonderful sentiment: small daily steps compound over time to get you to your goal.

It took me another 15 years or so to actually "pull the trigger" and get into RE investing, and all I see other than missed learning opportunities is all of that lost compounding of interest.You don't have to go big, but get going! 

Compound interest is crucial for wealth creation and your 20s are the best time to start. 

They turned the whole thing into an assisted living compound for people with neurological problems.

In our state you would lose trying to sue after the fact.. the only thing your entitled to is any money spent to secure the property and keep it from getting damage.. say you patched a roof or replaced a window.. anything past that your out of luck ( at least in our state) so be careful of blowing money on attorneys and just compounding the damage.. not to mention how are you going to collect even if you do win.. 

As you scale and grow your STR portfolio, whether it through acquisition, operations (co-host, property management) or through rental arbitrage..then everything compounds.

Hence the cash grows compounded with nearly no fees.The crowdfunding sites where you purchase equity are out there too.  

If you are anything like me, it is hard to want to think long term when you are your age, but the law of compound interest tells us you should be.

By rolling over the proceeds from the sale of one property into another, investors can postpone the tax liability until the eventual sale of the replacement property for cash.Wealth Accumulation:Investors can use the 1031 exchange repeatedly, continuously deferring taxes and compounding wealth over time.

the power here of course is that the 1031 allows you to keep the compounding effect of deferred tax working for you throughout your life.