Also, you are able to purchase upto 100 mile radius from your job site.

All the best  Congratulations, Job well done!

Her medicaid and SNAP applications have come to my house and she lost her job and multiple lease violations in the few 5 mo she was here.. 

While I have done a decent job in my spare time building a mailing list of interested parties (including a great survey that has taught me a lot about what buyers want there), I fear that not being on the ground there would hold me back.

With the job, and family at home, I questioned how much time I would have available to build this part of my business and how long it would take me.

Great job up to this point!

I am also not commuting to a job so while my son is in school during the day I would be cleaning and turning over the apartment for STR.At any rate, it will partly depend on whether the STR regulations in that area would even allow for this arrangement in an apartment or condo, but I just cannot quite see, at least for this potential property, adding a flip or rehab project to the mix.  

In the short term, I aim to replace my monthly income from my current entry-level job, I dont make a ton of money so this shouldn't be too difficult.

Stable job growth, population growth, much more friendly tenant/landlord laws, property taxes DO NOT reassess on the sale, high appreciation due to land constraints, etc. 

I find so many incredible business owners and entrepreneurs out there are really good at making money, contributing to their community, creating jobs, etc., but then don't have time or brain power left to focus on taxes.