Furthermore, Greenville's natural beauty, including its proximity to the Blue Ridge Mountains and outdoor recreational opportunities, adds to its appeal, attracting outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers.

Some ranches have closed due to concerns about the water, as when the water table in the aquifer gets low, more arsenic is released, and arsenic levels in well water rise. 

Speaking anecdotally only here:when I spent some time in ABQ, I walked away loving the climate and desert mountain scenery, and feeling the a good majority of the city was sketchy. 

Hi Michael,So there's negatively, neutrally, and positively leveraged debt.You don't want negatively leveraged debt because you need to bring money to the table each month to pay for the bill.Positively leveraged debt throws off cash each month.

In regards to the STR, I live about an hour away from mountain town markets in Western NC, and would love to start my STR investment here if the numbers make sense.

Most of the investors here are very knowledgeable and experienced and very good at what they do, but they are still a tiny sub-set of all real estate owners on Earth (billions), for those answers you have to look at larger Data sets, which academicians try to collate, but even then, still just an educated guess:This table above shows publicly traded Equity REITs outperforming private Real Estate NCREIF property Index by 13.74% to 9.1% from 2000-2021, almost 4.6% better.

The average cost of a 16×20 wood deck runs about $16,000, and you can expect to recover roughly 78% of your investment.Midrange bathroom remodelCosting homeowners an average of $24,000, and recouping 70% at the closing table, a midrange bathroom remodel is a project with a fairly good return rate.

At the end of the day it's all about the Value you bring to the table.There are many great agents out there, that worth their weight in gold and I promise you they're not the ones who willing to list a house for 2%. a great agent can bring more traffic and more offers on table and smoth transaction.

What are you bringing to the table?

Maybe have one in the mountains, one on the beach, one on the lake, etc.