Ingrid,I would make sure you designate a spot in the front or back yard located away from the house.

My got to if booked through AirBNB is I have my cleaner go in at least once a month to do a spot clean and change linens so it gives me eyes on the property.

The cost per sqft goes down as you increase square footage. 1000 to 1200 is the sweet spot.

If these are new builds, there is probably less maintenance, less need for large CapEx reserves right now, and if the rent is covering the mortgage, you're in a great spot.

Its pretty spot on, only time will tell when the correction / bust starts.

I have areas about a hour where I live with a military base houses around 90-180k not great area but hopefully a good spot to start. 

These are smaller spots that have a mailing address in a municipality (like Clearwater), but aren't technically inside the city boundaries so they default to the County.The tough part would be the 10 minutes max from the beach.

Perhaps a tool like this could help spot supply-demand imbalances and/or misspriced lots; then those under-$40k lots (avg) could be bought & resold for 1.3-1.5x.Here's a public test of the currently listed lots, three per state, suggested by the tool:GA:- https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/Ralston-Ga...- https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/71-Laurel-...- https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/Aubery-Ln-...ME:- https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/68-Quarry-...- https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/9-Surry-By...- https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/Sunset-Hil...NC:- https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/Old-Crows-...- https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/Turkey-Run...- https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/Bear-Cliff...NY:- https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/Hemlock-Ln...- https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/Middlefiel...- https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/231-Burke-...PA:- https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/Purple-Mar...- https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/14-Pocono-...- https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/Billy-Ln-L...VA:- https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/Dillards-H...- https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/Egypt-Bend...- https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/Riverbend-...The areas where the tool "looks" were pre-screened.

It doesn't take long to learn how to spot a good deal.6.

I invest south of the city but I find that there are very clear appreciation spots and very distinct areas that are good cash flow but little appreciation.