I should have kept it and rented it as a short term retreat for writers and artists.

I believe we'll see price retreat from their highs of last summer, at least here in our market.

Phoenix is hot during the summer and people like to go to their retreats and summer homes.

Vacation home in Naples and cabin retreat on Bobs Lake.

That way you've got a retreat from the construction area.Sounds like you're well on your way to financial success.Jon

Corporate retreats have attracted criticism since the bank bailout last fall.

The place might make a nice little retreat that should almost pay for itself with a new double wide and a single wide, but I would not get all wound up to do a development there.

As for Baltimore,  it does get a bad rap, it's not much like the way it's portrayed,  but our location is a gateway to the Chesapeake Bay, and I'm really thinking of targeting my local and regional market as a venue for weddings,  corporate retreats,  and family functions.As for becoming profitable,  that's the question,  but even if it's a buy and hold, I'd rather just make one lump sum payment after tax season than rustle up a few thousand dollars every month.

One way to test out your rental market is to use 3rd party listing sites like vrbo, Airbnb, homeaway, luxury retreats, etc...

My reason for adding garbage electricity etc is because if the zoning is residential and commercial it would be an Airbnb/event hall/ corporate retreat.