Once you get things rolling, it will get easier but the off season will be spent fixing the boats, the cabins, docks (they take a pounding depending on the lake), buying new linens...the list is almost endless.I have talked with a few owners of various mom/pop resorts and they have all told me the same thing, it is a labor of love and being independent.

Most of these weigh 2,000 pounds.  

Our Tahiti lime tree which is about 20 years old produced about 300 pounds of fruit.  

Pound for pound, you may want to consider some of the additional fees / charges that come with the desktop version like Bank downloads, annual upgrades, etc.

This is not the place to be penny-wise and pound-foolish.

was my rampup slower than some guys who just pound the phones 4 hours a day and rip through off market stuff at $170K average price point and do 20 of em a month with virtual assistance overseas, probably....but if I would have tried that way, to your point, I don't think I would stick wtih it enough to see the success.wanted to touch on your other point about "struggle doesn't automatically make you better" is a big mindset barrier I am currently working to get over in my own work. 

If you set a goal to loose 20 pounds in a years but do nothing, is that really a goal?

That being said, I usually try to aim for animals under 20 to 30 pounds because having two large German Shepherd's in a 1 to 2 bedroom apartment - It's just not a good idea.

We have all heard the old tropes like "Penny wise and pound foolish" but without more insight in how to apply that to that specific scenario it doesn't create something actionable for the reader. 

I’m ready to be done.”Out of 100 people, 98 might tell you to pound sand.