Wait...it's not natural for an animal to wear a collar, but it's natural to spray the yard with a pesticide?

Due to the nature of the STR property criteria in Cape Coral, it's very rare that a STR could be converted to a successful LTR.

And natural wood interior walls for that cabin feel.. can you post a link to what you recommend a  cabin should look like I am just curious . 

So you will naturally see more of those higher-priced homes in those markets.

its just human nature and reality..

@Bruce Woodruff You’ve captured the unpredictable nature of real estate perfectly!

Items cannot be stacked against wall prohibiting natural air flow to guard against mold, etc ?? 

However, I have no idea how to choose from the remaining cities, it seems there are a lot of potential options:- Midwest - Michigan (ie: Grand Rapids) seems to have options, also seeing Columbus Ohio and Indianapolis coming up- Reno - I've seen mentioned several times on here- Pittsburgh / Philadelphia / Twin Cities - All mentioned as lower cost to get started, and seem to be experiencing growthI'd ideally like to find a place that has strong potential for future growth, a diversified economy, and I don't mind living in (being close to nature would be a plus). 

And they will be scrappy by nature and certainly don't have that kind of downpayment laying around.Second, obviously is price.

@Tyler Bushey nice try, those of us with oil are often a mile or miles from natural gas and propane is $$$ and even if you had gas if  you have one boiler it doesn't solve the problem.