My wife drives across town to get her hair done. 

The partner holding it in an SDIRA did explore ways to exit the deal with that entity and buy back in down the road with another, but the time, cost, and penalties made it prohibitive.  

Again, not sure on your market but if the empty lot is so far out of town, then who would be your tenant pool?

Having some capital to deploy gives you a lot of flexibility, and it’s smart to explore different strategies to build that long-term wealth.

The banker can help you do the math.Start thinking about areas of town you want to live in and type of house you want.

seems high. this town is very expensive so bids are always highs.For the residential I plan to just build lots.For the farmstead area our plan is to build our primary home and then 5 smaller cabins for rentals.That road above is a smaller access road to the little cabins.

Perhaps tell them you can do it the next time they go out of town.

I am not in town and my partner is new.  

I have to think a ski town is all about STR  not the opposite

It had had very little attention since listening out of town.