Have you looked at alternative ideas like an index fund or even possibly syndications? 

What I would add to it are the alternate avenues in which some things he mentioned can work.

I was wondering if it’s worth it or if there are alternatives.

The house uses propane, but the unit installed was for natural gas and it started a little fire and fried all the circuitry.  

But need to manage well, get the right people, and prepare for the worst, naturally.

Yeah I found a wide range in adjustments for pools in the forums but naturally those coming from perpetually warm climates were factoring in a larger adjustment.

A few tips I've scraped up over the years:Often: Natural gas will run their infrastructure for no costElectric can run their infrastructure, and in some cases, rebate the costs of it back with each permanent meter installed within a given timeframe. 

There are alternatives in many locations such as creating MUDs and PIDs, but not all developers may be able to do that or want to do that.

It really is a great system.Anyway, the mobile site is a bit clunky to use on this setup (as is the nature of being on “mobile”), but is still usable.

I was exploring for some alternatives to the stock market that will have better returns, and real estate syndications seem the best.