I'm starting to look at Reno/Lake Tahoe which is about a 4 hour drive and Las Vegas but my goals are different from yours - I would buy this house to rent out and in the future, move into it as a primary when I decide to retire/semi-retire (Nevada has no state income tax unlike CA).

I have done it twice.I tell folks just go for a walk on the road or bike trail along the lake and don't toss the butts.

We recently purchased a very large gutted home on a double lot across from a lake, and we could not be more excited to start the project!

Lake Conroe, Texas3.

Purchased a cute little A frame home on Crescent Lake.

In 2021, we built a home in Lake County, FL for $180K, that same home today costs $250K to build.Why are home prices so high?

Purchase price: $85,000 Complete gutted single family home on double lot acroos from Buffalo Lake.

We have one up in NH on Crescent Lake.

I would suggest looking in Center Point, Fultondale, Roebuck, East Lake, or Ensley.

As an investor I consider myself lucky to be on the Great Lakes.