He lives it without bragging about it – which is how it is supposed to be done.

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well if I ever make it to the Smokies to see what the draw is  I will rent a condo then :)  I am just guess but I suspect folks that go there want to be in the woods and hear the birds and maybe some local mtn views etc.. or some sort of privacy they never get at home out east were there is not very much public lands close to where they live in the big city. ????

We live just outside of city limits and therefore Coconino county. 

If you're going to live in it for a bit and fix it up you can adjust accordingly.

i think its the easiest asset class to understand that isn't stocks and a lot of peoples livings depend on marketing how perfect it is

I flipped and did some buy and hold when I lived in Florida.   

I recently purchased my first duplex in Peoria, AZ in September and I am using it as a house hack where I rent out one side and live in the other.