and be thinking 5 moves ahead ..

This way you're far ahead of the game because you're not trying to force one strategy on every property you come across. 

Anyhow, it's just part of the game and if you keep your properties in good condition with good tenants...most of the time, you'll come out way ahead so no reason to fear or worry about the short term.

A special thank you to those who reached out privately to offer their assistance, extensive knowledge, and personal experiences.After thinking long and hard about all the advice, pouring over all the data we could collect, and considering we have at least 18+ years of Disney and Universal trips ahead of us with our kids, we decided to move forward with purchasing a vacation home in the area.

I have a realtor in mind I'd like to use but I don't want to waste their time if I'm in over my head and rushing into real estate investing (I'm very excited to get started).

You are way ahead of the game.

Nothing wrong with taking it steady rather then rushing into something for the sake of doing it

Sounds like you have some awesome things ahead of you. 

I personally believe it's smart to get ahead of the curve of this trend before ADU's become more of the norm in AZ.

@John Morris it's great that you are thinking ahead and planning how to scale now.