You can save your $5,000, put that in a CD earning 5% a year, and do what you need to do, by yourself.

Also Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Minerals (here & other planets) Medical (in multiple facets) Energy (in many facets)Equities market moderately volatile with (some) changes in the key players.

Using my market of Philadelphia to explain this,  the investor who accumulates ten $100K single family homes utilizing the BRRRR method in stagnant low barrier neighborhoods in North Philadelphia (Low C/D neighborhoods for those who aren't familiar) and has $700,000 in debt spread across the portfolio will have more difficulty in this environment than the investor who owns property valued at $1M in Graduate Hospital (B+ neighborhood) with the same  $700K of debt.

I'm now 65 and supposed to be retired but I have purchased 7 more homes so far this year.I have invested in stocks, bonds, gold, silver and cd's.

The talk seems to be more as if these people invested in Bank Bonds, CD's or something.

I caught a ton of errors in their CD!

No, class C/D is not some super-performer vs Class A/B.

There are several local meetups in both the seacoast and Manchester area that could be good place to connect with local players.

.🧠 Competitive Alternatives:There are quite a few other players in this space — some examples include:Sonder (larger urban inventory, more institutional)Minty Living (focused on mid-term in select cities)The Guild, Blueground, Landing — mostly corporate housingLocal boutique operators or property managers offering revenue share or co-hosting modelsIf you're interested, I’ve structured creative leases with performance-based kickers, where base rent is guaranteed but additional upside is shared when occupancy or revenue exceeds certain benchmarks — a win-win for both parties.Happy to review their proposal or lease agreement with you if you’d like a second set of eyes.

Large and national players may treat you and your property as just a number.