The first thing I want to point out is that it may be wise, in your thinking, to separate the property itself from the STR business that's being run from the property.In the old days (as recent as 10 years ago), people buy a vacation home to enjoy, and they leave it empty when not in use. 

Does anyone have any experience with buying and selling in a flood plain?

I would compare it to you or the Seller buying down the rate permanently.

You can buy investment properties with conventional loans under your own name.

Hi @Ken M. how are you getting around the due on sale clause being called when buying them sub to?

Does anyone have experience buying properties for cheap from land banks, renovating them, and renting them out/selling them?

Quote from @Zachary Young: Hi all, I am looking into buying my first rental property.

I know many investors go out of state for buy and hold properties to generate passive income, but is Blythe a lucrative market?

I hired my own expert and discovered these issues did not exist but that the expert the 3 buyers had brought in wanted to be hired to do the work so they blew them out of proportion.

It takes a sacrifice to buy but the rewards grow as time goes.