In Recession-Proof Real Estate Investing, accomplished investor J Scott dives into the theory of economic cycles and the real-world strategies for harnessing them to your advantage.

Perhaps the confidence to dive into one of those properties will come with experience.

Can't wait to dive into it!

Currently reading the book Deep Work by Cal Newport where he talks about one major factor to being successful (most of the time) depends on the ability to do deep work.

Yes, it’s a different landscape with a new type of traveler, but the data clearly shows there are people who want and need short-term rentals.Add this all up and you’ve got perfect market conditions to dive in headfirst:Competition is low.Demand is high.CompetitionAs noted above, people have been fleeing the short-term rental game for a variety of reasons.

I'm thinking basic things like repainting, deep cleaning, catching up on any needed maintenance. 

As for your deep insights into the industry and patronizing assumptions, my wife and I own real estate across central Florida and have done so for many years, on top of which I grew up in a real estate family - in another country - and spent most of my weekends as a child attending auctions on Saturdays and rehabbing homes on Sundays and on school breaks.

I’ve come across a few that appeared to be rather good deals, however I disregarded them as I have been working to save up the capital and reserves necessary to dive into investing.

After that, it's do your due diligence to make sure you have an accurate grasp of rental rates, occupancy, expenses... then dive in!  

I would like to dive in deeper to GR and find out why those numbers have slowed.