Not to be left behind, institutional and public REIT investors persist in their pace of acquisitions, homing in on first-class developments and prime locations.Yields on stabilized industrial investments continue to price in a tight range over treasuries, which began falling in the fourth quarter due to slowing economic growth and the market's expectations of rate cuts beginning in the first half of 2024.Properties offering in-place rents substantially below market can still see cap rates in the upper 4% range, but a growing portion now trades in the low 5% spectrum.

Box gutters can be a pain (and expensive) to repair or replace.I have mentioned this before: the newest property I have ever owned (flip, rental or personal residence) was built in 1960.  

I don't recommend having telephone calls with tenants, ever.

Your confidence and readiness to begin investing will grow as you gain more knowledge.Become knowledgeable about the Lake County real estate market.

Personally this is the worst advice anyone could ever give.

Nobody can ever promise closed deals (unless they are the ones doing the selling or will sell if needed). 

It's hard for anyone to grow a portfolio with only negative cash flow properties (in growth markets).

After growing up on the lake and nearly a year of real estate research here is what I can tell you:There are pros and cons right now in Branson related to STR:Pros:  -Branson is popular and growing in popularity - approximately 8 million visitors annually for a city of 10k population is pretty massive-Peak season is definitely the summer months, but even September-December do relatively well from a tourist standpoint. 

It sounds like you're struggling with the basics.The best advice I ever received from a 75 year old mentor, was "Make your mistakes on paper. 

And that was the best decision I've ever made.