Study the neighborhood in terms of market dynamics to know if a lot can meet market demands or if it is worth investing in before deciding on its purchase Consult some experts who have found ways of developing vacant areas so that you may decide intelligently on what you want to do with your own piece of land.Good luck!

Thrift stores are great for interesting framed pieces or even just nice frames and then order your own prints for them off Etsy.

I want to be able to follow and shadow him and Soak in all the rehab knowledge and I want him to feel like it isnt all 1 sided by giving him a piece of the reward especially with so many benefits to the work being done if he is involved deeper in it.

People get so fixated on rates, that's just one small piece of the equation. 

Performance in rental management is the key piece of the puzzle.Any other insights on what you've learned managing short term rentals for others in the Smokies?

see for example this piece of advice from a well respected investor on BP.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1191473-do-th...i don't know anything about the company you mentioned, so can't comment on them specifically.  

Considering they are brand new, with a finish out well above and beyond the rest of the neighborhood I don't anticipate "nobody else wanting them" Thanks for your sarcasm, though That wasn't a personal accusation but I see people on here all the time that say "I found this piece of crap house in the hood for $10k, I can buy it and rent it to a Section 8 tenant and make a ton of money right?"

It all depends on where the new electric panels have to be located , and how the house is wired . it could be a piece of cake , or a nightmare .

It’s not that hard to work a 40 hour week and still do 750 hours in real estate, it’s 2.06 hours a day…7 days a week. that is surely “not impossible”Missing the important piece that @Jason Watson pointed out.

., or try to piece together several free systems.