You are still borrowing BELOW the current rate of inflation - lots of reasons to do that.It's just like if you were a business owner - hiring a new employee is an expense.  

The setup and ongoing fees should be relatively minimal.If you and/or your spouse are self-employed with no full-time employees, you can open an SD 401k plan and contribute over $60k each, compared to an SD IRA.

where did you find trusted employees?

I think that wages will catch up with this housing trend as well, considering how hard it is to find a good employee these days. 

And this folks is the difference between hiring a property management company and hiring an employee. 

You're right it's probably better to post some real numbers:Cost to Build: $650,000Total for 4 Units: $1.2 million (each is $300,000)Renting it out under short-term will be under a specific program (H-2B employees for SWFL), that will provide about $150,000-$250,000/year in gross income.

Are you a W2 employee?

.+ Vertically integrated operating platform: We now have around 70 employees spread across five functions: Acquisitions, Property Operations, Manufactured Home Sales, Finance, and Administration.

Aside from the obvious, reading as many books and listening to as many podcasts as I can, what can I do to make myself more attractive to someone as an employee so that I can Earn While I Learn?

The train is a direct line to Boston, so there will be tons of jobs and employees brought to the area with the new port (Huge fishing industry) and the train.