REI Expos are a great way to meet people from all walks of life that deal in real estate but a big turn off is when they try to sell their snake oil, and most of the salesman has never tried what they are selling or tested it to see if it works or not.

Getting the time of day from a commercial broker can be a little more difficult as you'll be a small fish in a big pond. 

So aside from the options I have thrown out as far as what to have in the property, you can also look at other things, providing fishing poles and tackle, providing snorkling gear, providing paddle boards, etc..  

Our problem was some days you go fishing, and in spite of the best you do, you still get skunked. 

Another thought when looking at a place is proximity to fishing tournaments.

The properties are in the North Carolina mountains (near Boone), where there are lots of outdoor activities (hiking, skiing, fly fishing, etc.).

Im sure you could partner with a very experienced investor for 15k and learn how to fish which would be a smart investment.

This will allow us to phase back into "normal" life earlier than some other areas that have seen a higher impact, like New York and California, or destinations that see lots of crowding like major theme parks (Disney, Universal) and cruise ships- We are very accessible and affordable for a majority of the population, and may even see an increase in traffic as people who would ordinarily travel to areas now considered higher-risk (overseas, any fly-to destination, aforementioned theme parks and cruise liners) are looking for alternative, safer destinations- There's a wide variety of activities in the area that are outdoors and/or compatible with social distancing; the national park is the biggest, but there's horseback riding, zip lines, ATV/UTVs, river rafting/kayaking, fishing, the list goes on and on.I have every confidence we'll see a strong recovery and one that occurs earlier than most.  

I look at two different sets of information:1.Commodities: March December Today/latestSteel $54.46 $35.60 $38.77Copper 4.75 3.82 4.22Lumber 1,441 391 344Silver 26.46 23.16 24.49Crude oil 111.76 79.98 79.86Natl gas 12.80 11.00 12.22Corn 7.49 6.26 6.75Soybeans 17.00 14.39 15.38A.

Way too much organic oils/flowers/etc.