I had an investor client who was out of town and there were internet issues.

Good morning BP,I'm from a small town in Eastern KY and I'm starting my journey into the world of REI at the ripe old age of 46.

I have a friend who works for a well-renowned construction company in our town who has offered to be our general contractor at a discount (only charging us 8% vs. the standard 15%) and "teach me the ropes"/make the right introductions so that I can repeat this on my own in the future. 

- The conotation of your  original post did make it seem like you weren't really interested in actively managing and coming to town, so I would weigh that in.

I recently spoke with the town's zoning inspector, who confirmed that the building is in a GB (General Business) zone.

Affordable housing, tons of sunshine, low property taxes, low sales tax, no traffic in town and no traffic to the mountains.

Hey Bob, I remember when you flew to town, I'm glad you liked the area and saw the value.our weather is polar opposite of that, lol I lived in SD and ND for a while and I hated the winters because it was FREEZING, so I understand, everything is more difficult in the snow and ice.

I am undercontract on a 1910 house in a small town.

@Ryan Paltridge I have helped 3 BiggerPockets investors buy 4 STRs in Scottsdale in the last 12 months.My recommendation would be to concentrate on zip codes in popular locations that also have more non-HOA options.These would be 85251, 85250, 85257 for options near Old Town.

I live in a beach town that had STRs before we had OTAs.