RE isn't the stock market. 

the midwest has lower price points than other areas of the US, sure, but it also comes with its own challenges - for example, very old housing stock, lots of deferred maintenance, and tremendous demand for the best properties."

My options are about ready to explode (via SQQQ) as the stock market does a slow bleed into the election. 

Also, REITs are correlated with the stock market and with the RE market.

If your bottom line numbers on tax returns and W2 income are not strong however, this will be an abrupt dead end.

I was able to rent the garage to a seasoned electrician running his business through there only coming in and out to stock his truck once per day.I hope to be able to convert the second floor into an ADU as soon as Feb 2nd rolls around.

I'm not wasting time on dead leads or playing phone tag all day.Honestly, it’s taken so much of the busy work off my plate, so I can just focus on closing. 

Sounds a lot like this that I hear from dead beats all the time “ I was going to pay you but now that you demanded payment I’m insulted and not going to pay”.  

To get consensus on anything in an association, well with just 4 dead-lock would be the norm.

Airbnb is a company so the only way to buy one would be to own stock in the company.