Balancing rental income, appreciation potential, and location can provide a primary home and a long-term investment portfolio.Good luck!

Being in the area, knowing the town and people really give us an advantage for providing a much better experience for guests.

As we have 100+ year old trees on the property, as well as a pond and year round stream, I think it could also be used for a tiny-home or tiny-office (commercial) community, which would allow me to maintain control of my property long term and providing recurring revenue to me (my company). 

The vast majority of "regular" or traditional (Conv/Govt) mortgages are originated by specialty lenders and brokers and are sold in the secondary market to provide yield on bank balance sheets (think Chase or BoA) or to be securitized into MBS.

I have an underwriting sheet / video I provide as a resource to folks that goes through assumptions in the ATL - if you shoot me a DM I can get it over to you.

Maximal cash flow is crucial to me to provide a stable springboard for further investment.

I worked directly with 2 housing providers in the area to vet the tenants.

I think Rob provides great value in his videos and was wondering if anyone has joined any of his courses before.

Home values typically fall between $150K–$200K, which provides a solid balance of affordability and appreciation potential.

If they want to make the sale, they'll provide the information, within reason.Also, make sure you have a POF ready to go for when you submit your LOI.I love analyzing commercial and investment properties.