That’s worked well, but as I look toward the next phase (and eventual retirement), I want to intentionally shift from appreciation-driven growth to stable, income-focused investing for retirement income  I’m considering deploying ~$2M to buy 4-6 properties in all cash.

The dominant amenity might be a lake, trails, glamping units, or even community-driven programming, but the takeaway is the same: you’re underwriting an operating business, not just dirt.

Property A is the priority and will likely close first.  

I am not in commercial real estate, but I think there is a lot of opportunity on that side with AI - I havent even looked into it but your question made me think about it, I imagine there is a way to identify opportunities for commercial properties that are undervalued strictly based on the current rent ( easiest value add in my opinion.

.- **PropLab (proplab.app)** - Newer AI-based tool specifically for investors.

Electricians, in particular, are becoming the real bottleneck behind AI, data centers, and energy-heavy projects.

AI-fronted intake, not shared inboxes or phonesAll maintenance requests route through an AI intake layer (voice, text, form).

When it does make sense to use softwareIf you start feeling like you’re running a calendar-driven business instead of owning real estate, that’s usually the tipping point.

Add in all the cross factors; ai went to mind-blowing ATH's, ai adoption flatlining, ai profitability in question yada-yada-yada. 

Idk how handy with AI you may be but Ive noticed a lot of investors have headed to chatGPT for deal analyzing these days.