If new, it’s almost a necessity to be more flexible along with price concessions lower than what toy world normally ask to build your initial reviews.

@Bobby FogginOk just make sure you don’t toy around with it.

We have been toying with the idea of either using a HELOC on our home to invest in STR's across the country or selling our main house and buying a lesser priced house and investing the rest into these rentals.

Think of the fable of Atlas - using a fulcrum to move the world...

We plan on raising rents to $Y below market over 18 months by such-and-such CapEx plan."

Well done buying a real asset with your blessing vs squandering it on toys like a lot of people would have!

 People in rural  Utah have lots of toys.

My husbands truck that we use to pull our 44 ft. toy hauler RV from job to job was inconvently struck by lightening a month ago.

It takes lots of homework and due diligence, but plenty of folks invest out of state with great success, so unless you're married to your home market for some reason other than returns, I'd start toying with the idea of looking further afield.Best of luck!

Sacrifice now fewer and more modifications fewer and more modest toys and presents the troll all your money into becoming financially independent.