So I saved you 5k and read my post above on why short-term rentals are a far better investment without the headaches of going to court to recoup damages or fight claims of being a slumlord (which by all accounts he is) 

If you can continue to get an 11% return, I would stick with stocks.$500,000 will turn into $1,000,000 in less than 7 years.Great return and little to no work.You may want to consider spending $400,000 on stocks and $100,000 on a rental property.Take the $100,000 towards a property and see if you can make a return and handle the work involved.Best of luck!

Plus there's sports there to continue to boost the area.

I wish you great luck on continuing to build up your farm.

I've been investing in one market for 10+ years and my vendor list continues to evolve and never had the mindset of assembling a team I can rely upon.

Continue to expand my bareland funding for land flippers .

If you value the relationship and want to continue it, compromising with her would be in your best interest.

Refinance after project, cashed out and continue to receive positive cash flow.

I see 3-5 as a fad.Fractional ownership - way to much overhead for these to be profitable. think "timeshare".STR in non traditional markets - running a STR is a business and real estate, boils down to location location location - who would want to go to a conference and stay in a STR vs. the hotel where the conference is at, most businesses pay for this I do not see why.Mixed use with green - this has been going on for years- it will continue but it is also more expensive to build - which means higher costs to use.Not trying to be debbie downer, I have seen these attempted to be done in the past and they really have not been successful.I do really like the BTR model though as I continue to see that as a very good option in the future. 

If you've got people fighting over your listing and competition trying to get into the unit, then you're too low.