I am a local agent, property manager, investor, and house hacker in SLC area.

Cost to build is $350K (I am managing it all myself and calling in favors around the city to get low rates on materials and labor).

( Regarding interior, and not HOA, management, location)Anyone has experience renting for snowbirds?

However, like most property managers, once in awhile they do have investors interested in selling and at that point, they may reach out to their clients about that sale. 

By house hacking, you're immediately positioned as a landlord, which will adequately pressure you to learn how to structure your leases, screen applications, collect rental payments, resolve the nuances of managing tenants and addressing property issues, etc.

Let's you prove yourself to your investors in a more manageable way.  

Spend a little more money than you might have been planning to, buy in a better area (i.e. not a “turn key” 100k house off the mls), and self manage.

I have one rental in RB and a few in Memphis which i will probably be selling soon since I can't seem to find a property management company that I wouldn't mind working with.

Oh man- welcome to self management.

From what I've heard, local banks are sometimes more flexible than the big guys.A buddy of mine managed to snag a HELOC on his rental property, which isn't always straightforward, but it opened doors for him.