Bottom line, that's a personal decision for you and your partner based upon your financial positions.

Personally I think it's gonna be a doozy, and I've heard economists and analysts say this time things are different - followed by those same people saying the most terrifying thing you could hear a financial analyst say is "this time things are different".

I'm no longer standing in my way.

On the flip side, if you own a stand alone single family home near the beach and you use it as a vacation rental, you  will still need to provide amenities in order to compete.

Recent events have pressed more of a NEED than a WANT- looking to get my brother-in-law into a flip or BRRRR-type property for a few reasons: 1) Get a young single father an alternative living arrangement to current situation 2) Allow him to pay down debt 3) Get him interested in real estate investing for lifelong financial benefit.

For this 1st transaction, you'll learn home shopping, financing options, budgeting, home improvement, ongoing home maintenance and financial budgeting.

Is "standing out" or "blending in" better? 

Any creative ways that help make you stand out? 

I initially started with a list of 50 cities and narrowed it down systematically :-) Do any of those stand out to you in particular?

Construction went from 8 weeks to 14 weeks due to a variety of reasons; main one being that I let the wrong person lead the project on the ground level, which ended up leaving things at a stand-still a week here and a week there, and those weeks and days of doing nothing adds up fast!