Implement sustainable practices, such as Leave No Trace principles, to minimize your ecological footprint and preserve the natural beauty of the area.By carefully considering these factors and doing thorough research, you can determine whether renting out camping areas on your land is a viable option and how to proceed effectively.

I do expect the 7.8%/year annualized gain to slow down due to long leases with my tenants with minimal gain in NOI every year moving forward.

They were understanding and only made minimal attempts to try and persuade me to stay.If you've been considering making this transition but thought it would be difficult, hopefully, this will be useful in your decision-making process.

We minimize/mitigate that risk by vetting the borrower and the contract language. 

I do not want spend my W2 income to cover house mortgages, to not have pressure if things like layoffs will happen, so my plan is to buy house in a good neighborhood that may have appreciation and some minimal cash flow after all expenses (management, maintenance and vacation).

You ideally want a paper loss to minimize taxes and potentially even take it further and apply the loss against other income you have as Bill mentioned in the comment. 

Sorry for the delay in seeing this - I need to get notifications turned on.Springfield has a variety of areas for investing depending on your goals.

I think willing to pay for more modern updates/construction so that out of state maintenance is minimal.

But that assumes you have minimal equity within a LLC and you’ve operated the entity in a fashion that cannot be pierced.

I know that is a bit blunt…but really the only reasons.That being said, the reasons why it is fast and cheap are of course a bit more nuanced as I am sure you are aware, and the implications of those costs and time delays lead to an even more delicate conversation.