Here are my thoughts:- MTR and STR would require furniture so I do need to pick a lane (LTR or MTR/STR).- We currently have STR and LTR in our portfolio so I'd like to try MTR.- We could furnish it and go for STR/MTR simultaneously, but we get occupancy near end of October, which isn't the best time for STR.

I can even do it with grocery store carts.  

You could be buying a small manufacturer, or a retail store.  

If you are up in the mountains, somewhere to store snowboards.

That is part of your return and you have to account for it.Since the beginning of time middle people have basically exploited inefficiencies in the market but eventually get eliminated or their role is drastically reduced: travel agents, stock brokers, floor traders, money changers, banks with tellers, cashiers, book stores, etc...

Gas + convenience store, where the gas sales are mainly a tool to draw customers into the C-store. 

It is hard to justify an expense that would eat up all of a majority of your cash-flow.An investor doesn't necessarily need 'any' professional but it really depends on your knowledge/amount of time you have.For example, technically, most people may not need a painter as the tools are available to them in Home Depot or most stores.

Depending on the amount of furniture you're trying to offload a consignment shop may be more hassle than it's worth.

@Dennis M. gave the best description I've ever read of a "D" 'hood, he said: "It's just a short stroll down the littler lined street to the local liquor store".There have been 3 or 4 murders in the area in the last few years but they were domestic disputes not gang warfare.

We only refund purchases made by error (I think that's fair - our refund policy is already very generous) to users account balance and not their card (kinda like store credit).