My husband and I decided to invest in a shore home.

Before you do, though, be sure to shored up your understanding of whichever non-traditional financing strategy you will be pursuing.

If you follow the appropriate steps (i.e. clear title contingent), you should be able to shore up some of those concerns, although inherently there will still be some level of risk associated.

Simply advertising that you will temporary boost someones credit to help them qualify or get a better rate should suffice.

Check the city's ordinance and code enforcement for temporary sign regulations. 

You previously took a tax deduction on depreciation for both IRS and CO taxes, and now you have to return those temporary tax breaks.

. - Unless there is a natural disaster like Volcano eruption or Earthquake.these will have an affect but it is likely to be temporary.

In fact I’m sitting on the beach in Sputhern Shores right now perusing the real estate listings.

Those areas have the shortest seasons when compared to those of the northern Outer Banks of Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills, Southern Shores & Duck.Those areas are subject to frequent road closures because of ocean over wash destroying the only highway in and out.Those are the areas to get hit the hardest with flooding and hurricane damage. 

I'm biased but I believe the 'core' and transferable skills for RE investing include:Extreme problem solving, building, and project management skillstime management skillsManaging people skills, sometimes people that are extremely rough around the edgesYes, the high level finance intuition to help make decisions however I believe it to be extremely important to not get lost in too many detailsIf any of the first 3 you feel you are weak on, I'd think you'd want to shore those up quickly.