Investing in dividend-paying stock or REITs requires very little time commitment, particularly when investors use brokers to develop and manage their portfolios.

@Seth Nadreau 11 million people vacationing in the Smokies every year definitely seems to make it viable for investing :-D I haven't looked into it too deeply yet, but I know there's plenty of cabins that are already fully managed, rented, and maintained by developments/cabin HOAs/orwhateveryoucalladevelopmentofvacationcabins that could potentially be feasible investments.

I'm excited to see how this thread develops!

It is a great area for new development.

Please take the time to say hello, I look forward to developing friendships and hearing about your successes.

I'll continue doing my research and develop a more clear picture of what kind of investor I want to be.

I currently help find investment and development deals for my partners clients, but I'm looking to grow and expand my business as well.  

Through the research that I have done for the past week, I firmly believe that real estate investing is a path that would be best for my financial goals.I've been in car sales for 2 years, and that was really my first "real job" that I had out of high school, and I feel like it paved a path for me with the skills that I developed over that time period.I've read The Ultimate Beginner's Guide here, and I feel like renting out a multi-family home would work out best for me to start out, and I would love to connect with some investors in the Tucson area who are in the same niche!

To the folks who have gone from real estate as a lucrative hobby to opting out of your W2 and transitioning to a business-After you have developed your business plan; the how, the why, and the what at some point you will need to sit down and develop roles and responsibilities.

I am super excited about this because I think this aligns completely with my dream in designing and developing Real Estate!