One common theme I'm seeing through the posts is that if you don't take the risks you don't reap the rewards.

We're not sure what areas would be go to look at for investing further and if there are any issues unique to ski areas we should be aware of.  

One of the first few themes I picked up on was rich dad poor dad so I purchased the audio book and listened to it once.

This has just been my experience but after speaking with other investors it seems to be a common theme.

I believe this is a unique scenario with the low rent, because the landlord is the original owner and built these units himself.

He's been great - shown up on time, works quick and has some great ideas for the 'unique' spaces that i've presented him with.

There's an underlying theme in your response...  

If you're looking at a different city, study neighborhoods, study home prices past and present, talk to local real estate agents, see what drives the economy/employment in the area, look into unique real estate rules/laws in the area, or if you're close to a different city--go there and spend a day checking it out.

To these I add my own comments which come from my unique vantage point: I am a CPA in Cherry Hill NJ, and over the past 12 years, my wife and I purchased, own and operate a series of residential and commercial units in 2 counties in NJ, and until recently, in Texas, too. 

It's great to meet amother big crowdfunding investor.In my opinion, the big theme  of 2016 has been the deterioration in quality on several of the sites ( without an increase in return).