You don't necessary need to get a pre approval and have a hard inquiry.

Shasta to the north is also getting some development interest because of the ski area, proximity to vast amounts of wilderness with all kinds of recreation.

They should be able to send you a pre-approval letter.   

Quote from @Jason Kudo: I have a property in the Joshua Tree market and it's doing fantastic.That's great for you :-) However the OP might want to know if you paid cash, have a loan, at what APR, and all that good stuff that could make the difference for him having a decent ROI.

The big picture is that the State of Florida said in a ruling, If a municipality didn't already have a pre-existing rule regarding short term rentals as of 2011, then the municipality cannot ban STRs. 

Next step is getting a pre approval letter.

They get summer traffic from the Dells overflow and in the winter the Cascade Mountain ski/sled hills are there.Good luck!

They also allow the seller to get a higher purchase price.If they want $25k for the land if it’s cash up front, they could easily get something like $12k down + $400 a month for 5 years at a 10% APR for an owner-financed sale.

IN 2005 there was a builder in Vancouver WA who got over his ski tips and built 25 duplexs all at once but only sold 5 in 6 months and their bank was hounding them..

Obtained a “pre inheritance” from their aunt7.