In August of 1975 his pet rock was introduced at a gift show and this totally insane ideal exploded to the point that he sold A million rocks for $3.95 apiece in just a few months, and Gary Dahl had become an instant millionaire in just a matter of months, not years, less than 6 months!

Michael Burry from "The Big Short" was right about the financial crises but was way too early, and almost didn't reach his payday.

Maybe Friday is payday for them. 

Very little risk for you with a nice payday and a chunk of money for your friend for a side project during the slow winter months.

Can I then instantly turn around and barrow against the equity in that new purchase to buy other properties?

, and my agents also need to be able to envision the value-add opportunities the property presents.I'll give you an example of each: First, an example of an agent going all-in on due diligence, and saving me a ton of cash and headache: When I was an inexperienced investor, I found my "dream house", a property that I instantly fell in love with.

Turnkey, at least in Cleveland, is common, but leaves for little room to get instant equity and add value, but is best for hands off, which sounds like your goal, so it could be a good option if you find the right deal.

How will you better invest all that instant cash - soon?

I would use an electronic payment method like Zelle or Venmo, both of which are free, can transfer money instantly, and are safe to use and have very limited risk of the sender being able to reverse the transaction (unlike other electronic payment services like PayPal which make it very easy for the sender to reverse the transaction; you can read more about that here: https://www.magnifymoney.com/blog/news/zelle-fraud-protection-need-know-transferring-funds/).  

I love my Airbnb, but there's a couple of things that I do that I believe help with hassles. 1) I let my guests instant-book.