I suggest contacting an RE attorney who can assess your options.

We have to order six months ahead from our Mennonite source and put a deposit down

There are options you can invest in such as oil and gas, datacenters etc. that typically provide significant depreciation.

Both still have value, but you have to know you are looking at third or more serving options in these places.

This is an option to consider and many larger banks/credit unions and nationwide mortgage lenders have released new loan programs allowing 2nds, HELOANS and HELOCS.

If you need any help running those numbers or figuring out your options, don’t hesitate to reach out!

For STR, AirDNA is the most popular option of course, but the pricing model per city is rough (if it's still like that).

My opinion only 2 cases make sense for the seller 1) they have few options and this presents the best means to get out if a bad situation.  

Best of luck,Travis Hey Kevin,Since I definitely want to look out for your best interest, I repeat that investing out of state is the best option when you currently live in the very landlord Unfriendly state of CA.In addition, I never wanted a quad to live in as I just never liked the idea of living next to - above or below others.  

Also I hear PriceLabs does dynamic pricing, and but I  see AirBnb also has dynamic pricing option as well.