Hey @Tiffany Smith, glamping has been discussed here a bunch of times and it is a very niche kind of "investment".I use the quotes because no matter how nice a yurt or super tent or tiny home is, unless it is sitting on a foundation, stick or modular built with full utilities, it has no value as real property.

Not a big believer than you can quantify risk.To really manage physical asset risk, you have to go for quality over quantity.

I'm thinking of working with a partner and starting a few small flips on properties with smaller investment costs in states outside of California, but I'm struggling to come up with some of the solutions to some of the obvious questions like: - How to carefully monitor the quality and quantity of the contractor and sub-contractor's work without frequently visiting the site in-person multiple times a week?

I don't plan on building on it right now....but do intend on dropping a tiny home or maybe an RV.

Remodeling is a more or less known quantity for us - new home building is not. 

And, as for mailers, I've also hired my kids to help batch mailers, especially in smaller quantities.

Or its worse if the agent thinks they know some detail that again is not correct.. it puts you in an awkward position of arguing with the agent when the buyer is there.I had one a few months ago were the buyers were uber picky on one of my new builds I mean we go above and beyond and so they come for their walk through and start in again on I mean TINY things that no other inspector buyer would point out I mean somethings cosmetically are to industry standards and we are not painting the moa lisa..

Pushing you to think out of the box...if the market is tight and you have room to increase rent, may be the best way to scale is not in quantity, but in quality. 

I have a tiny house in Mattydale, I constantly get traveling nurses, technicians etc for a few months at a time.

If you are out there pushing deals, focus on quality not quantity.