So that should be your target Seller: Ma and Pa, "salt of the earth" type people who are willing to let you take a sawzall and chop saw to their asset worth hundreds of thousands of $$$.I think it's doable, but don't be surprised if it's not as easy as the rosy picture you paint. 

Any architect worth their salt will have a grasp on the local zoning code and can give you some general idea of what they are seeing for cost/sf until you can get a contractor involved to dial things in.

I have been looking at a store called Floor and Decor and Home Depot in the Park City/Salt Lake City, Utah area.

@Martha Daisley First off, I'm not an attorney so take this all with a grain of salt as it's merely based on my many conversations in this area with a variety of professionals

@Ryan Detzel  Take AirDNA data with a grain of salt. 

It's a salt that's left on the surface of the block due to water being sucked through the building material.

Take what I say with a grain of salt as I'm a slow learner and just finally decided to purchase out of state after nearly 6 years of trying in Los Angeles. 

Hello Lawrence, fellow newbie here so take my advice with a huge grain of salt.

Hi,Looking for feedback from local Provo / SLC investors.I currently reside in CA but am interested in exploring the Provo/SLC markets (BYU grad here) as I have family there and a property manager I might be able to a...

I won't be brand new and I will just shortly have my bsn :) Utah is 25 starting and costs of living in the salt lake city region are very similar to Washington.