Lunches and happy hours are nice occasionally, but hands on experience is what I'm looking for.

You may occasionally have to deviate if a particular room is over-sized or has a different foundation than what you are used to, but start compiling quotes and historical expenses from similar projects to help you better gauge what a new property may require.

You will occasionally see an assortment of other attractions near ski resorts, most likely hiking paths/trails nearby, commercial hangout spots, ATV trails/renting,  Lakes, etc.

I do occasionally venture up to Milwaukee for meetings.

That can be a source of tension in a shared space as tenants disagree about who left dishes in the sink or didn't clean the bathroom.

Hi Steve, I am not familiar with Reddit, but I see it occasionally.

It may take more time to educate them about the benefits and potential returns.Consider this investor education to be a gourmet dish, with multifamily investments serving as the centerpiece.

However AirBNB and other STR platforms haven't given up, they're still fighting (and occasionally winning) legal battles with NYC and lots of other cities like Boston, San Diego, Miami to name a few.

My main strategy is buy & hold MFR (2-4 units) and small apartments (5-30 units) but I also occasionally do SFR wholesale flips to rehabbers/fix & flip investors as part of my down payment funding strategy for the MFR's.

Occasionally we did find ourselves in a tight spot, and had to use my husband's HELOC and 401K, but that was after we had already had success and knew that what we were doing could work.