You overlook the most basic rules of supply and demand.

It sounds like there are problems regarding infrastructure like roads and water supply.   

Car washes require regular maintenance, collecting cash, etc.

We’re getting a small shopping center installed supposedly by the end of the year (Marshall’s, Tractor Supply, Grocery Outlet) plus investments in a second “downtown” strip. 

As for our local rentals in Illinois, we still use the old-school regular key for each unit too.Thank you everyone for your suggestions.

They do not understand how some of these laws affect supply and cause prices to rise.  

My family and I are also regulars in Tahoe for ski trips and have had a mix of good and not-so-good experiences with short-term rentals.

Understand current market trends, including supply and demand dynamics, rental yields, and price trends in the area.- Legal and Regulatory Framework: RERA Approval: Verify that the project is registered with the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) and has all necessary approvals. 

You compromised your lendability by taking write-offs to show you didn't make much so in a bank's eyes, you didn't make much.Any alternatives that are come here (sub to, seller finance) aren't realistic for a regular home buyer.

One became an enterprise, one became a veterinary office, one got demo'd and had 10-15 townhomes built on the property, and there is one in my neighborhood that has been for lease for a couple years now and still vacant (not sure if the owner is really just land banking it, since he owns the adjacent property too, a former medical supply store).All that being said, I do not see this property as being something that will be easy or cheap to re-lease.