Your reviews are great, it's not my flavor in colors and all that but it looks like it fits in the area etc and people obviously love it.the only thing I would say is it feels a little "commercial" to me but it is clearly reviewing well so I'm not sure I would change that.

I take them a big tin with different flavors of popcorn and a box of chocolates.

So figure out what flavor of tourism is in your corner of Montana and then focus on that.

I've done a handful of projects for others as well, mainly new construction MFH but have done plenty of SFH of all flavors.

I have 2 thoughts for you since you are starting from scratch.1) find someone you trust that is currently doing what you want to do and flush it out with them.  2)You should know pretty quick whether real estate is your flavor or it isn't.  

Here in CA, there are two main types: RCFE for 60+ and ARF for below 60 with various flavors depending upon the population you choose to cater and the level of care you provide. 

It's probably a bad idea, a case where a little knowledge becomes dangerous.You'll see these disclosures which are required for sales of securities, the last thing you want to do is give a mortgage the flavor of being a security, more than it is.

I think a tech platform will come along in the NPL space that will upend the norm and allow all flavors of investors to participate in the NPL market assuming there is enough value provided for the sellers/lenders to allow their assets to be placed on such a platform (unlike paperstac or resitrader).

The IRA at the back end can be any flavor of IRA: traditional, Roth, SEP, etc.If you have an existing traditional IRA and want to convert to Roth status, the amount of income converted will be taxable in the year of the conversion.  

So figure out what flavor of tourism is in your corner of Montana and then focus on that.