It emphasized the need for flexibility in project timelines and the importance of maintaining healthy profit margins to mitigate challenges.

It emphasized the need for flexibility in project timelines and the importance of maintaining healthy profit margins to mitigate challenges.

It emphasized the need for flexibility in project timelines and the importance of maintaining healthy profit margins to mitigate challenges.

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated these trends, as remote work allowed more people to move to areas offering better lifestyles.

I vividly remember the countless hours spent driving to and from remote locations in rural Manitoba, alternating between early BP podcasts and Jim Rohn recordings.Over the next two years, I adopted an extremely frugal lifestyle, enabling me to achieve a 75% savings rate, sold my custom truck for a used Toyota, traded my new home in the burbs for a duplex (house-hack) in a challenging neighbourhood of Winnipeg where attempted break-ins were commonplace.

Finally, most people I've met in the country (and elsewhere) who love to stay in short-term rentals and dislike all-inclusive generally dislike Punta Cana.Of course, it's another story if you buy (partly) for lifestyle purposes, as you might just be happy enjoying your property and covering your costs.

If you've been getting tons of applications and just rejecting everyone then that's one thing, but if you aren't receiving a healthy number leads, showings, and applications, you should really consider lowering it.

This is a business, and in business I've found it prudent to retain a healthy dose of cynicism.  

I was living in SLO, CA and moved to the Reno Tahoe area because it was more affordable and still had the CA outdoor lifestyle.

My wife and I are thinking seriously about investing in Mexico, somewhere that is a vacation destination where we could go once or twice a year that will also have the potential to bring in healthy income stream.