kind of wish I never sold my home at Okanogan  golf club..

Sample sizes of the high or low end of the market can cause extreme swings in the median or average. 

Also, what would be the best way to protect it from market swings?

Later I took a swing at buying a multi that I’d manage.

He charges about 20-25$ an hour so being an hour away it often is not worth my time or trouble to even go there and swing a hammer when he’s so cheap and does quality work without over improving the place .

you should also think about changing the swing on your refrigerator.

It’s also young — the average resident is just 33 years old.Like much of the area, North Las Vegas is a landscape of contrasts, where pawnshops are as common as manicured golf courses.Squat and basic housing complexes sit just miles from more luxurious homes with grass lawns — a rarity in a community where yards of rock and of desert are the norm.In a fast-moving market, many can’t afford to buy at all.

Owner with all the properties are 76 and 86 and just want to play golf everyday.

I'm not sure how you would approach your friend to buy their property, but in terms of financing, you could always try for a conventional loan program (lesser property requirements, so you could swing a fixer upper pending how extensive the repairs needed are).

Sometimes people will get creative and leverage someone I already know to meet me like inviting me to play golf or going to an event and meeting their colleague or friend.