To cover our expenses now, I work as an SEO strategist at a digital marketing agency helping law firms grow their number of leads using local and national SEO strategies.Lately I've been going through the BP "SMARTER course" and some of the webinars.

I know we are paying more than say a production national builder but our quality is so much better.. the folks that buy our homes are not looking for the best bang for the SQ ft price wise they are looking to have say in upgrades..

Would need to be a national or regional bank that covered both states.  

Alternatively there are several 'plug & play' national brokerage that allow you to work with a variety of up to 100+ banks/lenders but the challenge is again sort of being on your own when it comes to processing, disclosing and closing.

I imagine this trend is due to close proximity to 3 national parks.

In addition, Utah has been ranked as the nation's #1 state economy for the last 4 or 5 years. 

A foreign national selling the property would also raise FIRPTA issues that may be greater than the tax.  

U.S. home prices have increased by more than 47% since 2020, according to a recent analysis by ResiClub of the Case-Shiller National Home Price Index, outpacing the growth of the 1990s and 2010s, which saw prices rise 30.1% and 44.7%, respectively.

Russ,  my point was about lack of affordable housing.. and 200k to 300k is below the national median and affordable.. so its up to folks that want affordable houses to buy what they can afford .this way they get out of being life long renters and they build equity etc..

Additionally, its affordability with a median home price below the national average makes it especially appealing for investors looking for a solid return.