They’ll build the buildings for you and provide the chicks  as long as you feed/care for and sell them back to them for “X” number of years.

Here are a few ways I use them for long-term rentals:Tenant Communication: handling inbound calls, screening applications, scheduling showings, and following up.Property Management Support: coordinating with contractors, managing maintenance logs, and tracking work orders.Back-Office Work: bookkeeping, updating QuickBooks, rent collection records, and reporting.Marketing & Listings: creating property listings, posting on rental sites, and monitoring inquiries.The biggest success comes from training them on your exact systems, not expecting them to build it for you.

Sustainability: I do see DSCR as sustainable long-term, but only if the structure matches the investor’s strategy.

With that said, if you are willing to hold long enough, real estate historically outperforms stocks when you consider those five income sources.As an example, I purchased a property for $35k in 2015 and put $35k to get it rentable.  

In practice, a lot of lenders don’t care as long as payments stay current, but it’s a risk you should know about.

Almost every experienced investor that I know wishes that they started out focusing on quality locations/properties that have the best long term prospects over the place that looks great on paper in year 1.

On my side, I work with investors to fund fix & flips, rehabs, and new construction — so if you ever want to run through how financing would layer on top of your design expertise, happy to connect. 

--> If the numbers work as a short-term rental, a long-term rental, a flip, a BRRRR, (and so on) you’ve built in layers of protection.

That emotional connection drives me to seek partners who build with intention, not just volume.I look for parcels that are:  Adjacent to growth corridors but underutilized - Zoned for residential or mixed-use with subdivision potential  Held by heirs or longtime owners who are ready to exit but want fair treatmentThen I layer in feasibility, infrastructure planning, and vision mapping—sometimes even before acquisition.

Here are a few key lessons:Use the right people: Handymen often deliver better results than contractors at a fraction of the cost, as long as they’re properly overseen.Oversight is key: Without regular on-site overwatch, you will have increased costs, schedule delays, and poor-quality work.