Wonder whether people have seen similar trends.I also wonder how people feel about Ashford WA, vs Packwood, WA.

I'm hoping things move a little more quickly once things go vertical as I heard getting slab poured is the longest wait but I'm assuming there is a labor/material shortage in general in the area so wasn't sure of people's timelines once slab has been poured?

There are so many great people and resources throughout BP that will be great to build a foundation and continue you learning.

Not going to get into a discussion about people being able to do what they want in their house but in PA, recreational use is still illegal. 

People like to use HELOCS especially now, if they have a very low interest rate first position mortgage, in order to tap into that equity without losing the low interest.

If you don't have any connections here, find people that are investors here and reach out to them for a referral (whether on here or FB).

I am that guy in the comments that calls these people out.

Lots of people do short term rentals with pools, this is not very uncommon.

But it wa a decent gig for people until a year or two ago.

Hi Eric....STR can be tough in DFW area, but some people still doing well, while many are bailing, seeing if they can turn them to MTR or even LTR.