@John Acheson there is a category in RMLS under land for recreational use. 

I am fairly good with excel, and have though about creating my own multi-tab spreadsheet, but before I re-create the wheel I wanted to get some input on if there was already a good "balanced" one out there, and if not, what are the "real" items I should be factoring in on my proforma where I am covering my bases, but not being overly aggressive or conservative.Also, along these same lines, what is the best way to calculate taxes (if they are not available), and Insurance for my PITI calculations?

In the spirit of these two ideas, it's a HUGE waste of my time to try and recreate these systems that are already in place and proven.

And much should we worry about potential recreational marijuana crackdowns and how that affects CO?

I live 3 miles from a national forest and 1 mile from a national recreation area.

I suggest going with TK at the start so they can teach you a bit and then you can re create what you learned with an agent of your own.

should have called me I grew up in the land business.. this stuff is old as the hills.and not much too it.. write letters to buy land in areas that were subdivided years ago and bought as recreational land  ( see movie Glenn Garry Glenn Ross )  then advertise it for sale with LOW down owner carry.. that's the game.. expect 30 to 50% defaults and rinse repeat.Now my dad when he did it bought most of his at tax sales 300 to 500 parcels at a sale.. then would have 3 day event and sell them all for cash.. he would buy them for say 50 to 200 a parcel and sell them for 795 to 1295 a parcel.. but he did volume and that was in the 60's  and early 70s..

The Raleigh STR market is an inter-city recreational and tourist market, historically governed by HomeStay legislation, that was finally liberated last year.

We were close enough to the central valley and the mountains that we enjoyed both world class produce as well as recreational activities.

Why try to recreate with wheel and go into something else?