The "Gold-Rush Syndicators", yeah I see a LOT of trouble's there. 

A lot to digest but some gold nuggets of information and wisdom!

yep your weight in gold.  

I love the idea of financing land flipping since so few do it and I think it's the lowest bar to entry for investors who can hustle and are good with systems and calling (gold mine).

But given the state the areas are in its increasingly difficult so I'm biding my time.In the mean time I wanted to start STR arbritage, at the same time I will still be trying to own a property, but I want to be proactive rather than wait for the bidding wars to calm down or find a gold egg in a ..haystack?

Owning a US passport is gold, overseas.The black motorcycle in the middle and the guy kind of facing it, is Marvin. 

You've got gold with that kid. 

BUT for certain rural areas it's worth it's weight in gold because of the reliability factor vs an unreliable or expensive existing utility structure. 

HELOC is gold.

If it turns out well a good lender is worth their weight in gold.