Determining the correct value of a property is one of the hardest skills to acquire.

As a side note for education expense, you may deduct education that maintains or improves your current job skills or that is required by law or your employer - as long as the education does not qualify you for a new business. 

Also factor in your capital, time, energy, skills, and other resources.

Since then, I feel like my risk assessment skills have gotten better and I'm finally ready to try again. 

It appears you have some great skills and experience to move you forward in this endeavor.

Real estate is a long game unless you are talking about getting a real estate job, which then requires skill and experience.

Look at yourself and what skills you have now.

that go with that/group of necessaries form/found becaused to) living in/on our property, OR founding/forming a residential care facility for elderly (i don't really get what the difference is btwn the 2 dwellings bcs i would expedite either as: non-medical: household management of operations-having agencies come in and do/multi task, of things-alongside helping mom have care..having agenting help with household actions (a human swiss army knife-springs to mind-as to how resourceful/vast in skills i'd look for her to be expediting for us) i hope that i'm making sense/being congruent with what i'm asking. can you help me?

For example, if every lake cabin within 20 miles of yours listed on Airbnb seems super rustic and dated and "northwoodsy" (for lack of a better term), is there an opportunity for you to skew more modern in your STR design/style to help capture bookings with guests who are looking for that kind of aesthetic?

Hello BP Community,
I'm seeking some seasoned advice on starting in RE investing.
Context: I'm an underwriter at one of the world's largest commercial insurance firms, specializing in commercial property insurance u...