I've lived off the grid with only solar and propane and as an owner that's NOT going to be successful as STR unless you live on site and can constantly be repairing, cleaning, placing flower arrangements, and seeing to the needs of your guests. 

Hey @Evan Westerman, So if you have people that you want to work with an have a good marketing strategy then @Cara Lonsdale is correct and you need to find a good lender who has a variety of lenders they work with.

Add flower pots with geraniums or succulents and a welcome matt or sunflower wreath from Michael's.

Try a variety of marketing approaches and track the results. 

@Phillip Robertson I'm an agent here so walk quite a wide variety on any given week.

It allows you to invest in a huge variety of things including property, land, commercial stuff, etc.

I've seen deals fall through for a variety of reasons but usually (strictly from an agent perspective), I've seen the property go back on market for the most part.

They are considering placing homes on the land that could be used for a variety of short-term renters and need to clear and prep some of the land for building.

It does the accounting as well as a variety of other things like leasing, maintenance, etc. 

Harvey,There are a variety of factors at play, region will play a factor, age of property will play a factor, diminishing returns plays a factor (for instance going from 2nd to 3rd bedroom will be more valuable then 3rd going to 4th) To me the key to to a CMA is get as close of comp as you can when it comes to these factors (square footage, bedrooms, bathrooms, age, size of garage, size of yard) Once you start diverting too far it become a bit more of an art then a science.