I have 2 Condos's in Park Ridge Il.

That being said Chattanooga is in the Ridge & Valley geographic area of Tennessee so large tracts of flat land is hard to come by and thus expensive.

I own a couple in Blue Ridge GA and under contract for one in the Smoky’s but am looking locally in Cincinnati for one, too.

The Blue Ridge mountains are cool in summer, the cooler you want=the further up you go. 

Non owner-occupied STRs are also legal in certain parts of Denver metro like Arvada, Wheat Ridge, Boulder County (not in the City), unincorporated Adam’s County and several other places like Westminster don’t specifically forbid them/ don’t have enforcement yet.

But eventually I could see myself expanding into Blue Ridge as a 3rd market.

I can run through what's involved.Sounds to me like you'll need a new ridge beam over the old and carry it down at the end walls.

We are finishing up a flip in Park Ridge, IL and I recommend him to anyone.

Caeli Ridge, of Ridge Lending.  

In particular the Norwood  and Pleasant Ridge area of Cincy.