I had a whole Analysis typed out but my wifi cut out so I've retyped a summed up version.

Same as you wouldn't only invest in one stock (or the stock market), diversifying allows you a bit of a safety net in case one goes down.With real estate a lot of people focus on cash flow, but remember tenants are paying down your mortgage for you and helping you build equity and over time (eg 5-10 years) your house will also appreciate in value.

We built it out of necessity and started same way as everyone, cut our teeth on bad decisions.

The jury is out on summer, but we are already cutting rates significantly to get bookings for our properties.We are currently trending toward 2019-ish rents for most of our properties. 

I also received a letter from the county saying that my property is in violation of several health and safety codes. 

As for funding, hard money can cut into profits, but it’s useful for scaling quickly.

You cut and paste your realtor emails into a post here.These are so obvious.

I'm a first-time fix-and-flipper considering working with Investor's Edge.

They usually cherry-pick fire and safety related items from new editions of the building code that just can't wait, in their opinion.

That doesn't cut it for me.