I have had first time investors purchase short term rentals from out of state while working full time, and they either elect to run it all by themselves after developing a boots on the ground team, or they hire it out to a competent manager and let them do a bulk of the work.

This gives me some boots on the ground.

Just the basics, little shampoo, conditioner, soap and lotion bottles in each bathroom, salt, pepper, cooking spray, coffee grounds, etc..

Boots on the ground exposure, as David Krulac mentioned. 2.

If people see trash on the ground, they are more likely to throw it on the ground.

Nothing beats being on the ground to find the properties.

The area was showing so many of those signs we’ve seen time and time again that a neighborhood will one of those you wish you invested in on the ground floor.

Again this requires boots on ground and most LPs will just take word of GP

I’d love to hear how you stay grounded in the numbers while keeping things simple.Thanks again for your advice—I’ll try not to overthink it too much!

Or, you could create a ground lease on the addition parcel and say the rent for that ground lease is $2,000/mo.