My original plan was to purchase a lake front home for personal use/short term rental, with the emphasis on the latter.

Banks - Ally is safest @ gives 1%, cds/ local credit unions around 2%, lmcu(lake michigan cu) - 3% till 15k I think, some prepaid cards give 5% with some work(check doctorofcredit blog)..

Duplex, single family homes, lake homes, etc?

Here in Salt Lake City there don't seem to be many listed, and what is listed goes fast (at least the good ones). 

Hello BP world! My name is Ruben Aquino, I have decided to become a successful Real Estate Investor! I'm new to Real Estate Investing, I been reading the books from Brandon and hearing the podcasts! BP will be of grea...

I am starting a new rehab project at the end of the month in Salt Lake City and would love to try out a new plumber.  

Hello Frank, I'm from the Lakes Region area.

, as a reward I get to buy a cute "tiny house" on 3 acres by Lake Huron for $5K down on a nice land contract (so much better than buying an expensive purse or something)...

I picked up several addresses yesterday while looking at property South of Sloans Lake.

What they are wanting to do is to give my company funds to invest in building a new construction project on Norris Lake in TN.