Job Opportunities: The state's robust economy and business-friendly environment attract investors, but are other states catching up?

(as permitted by my engineer) My permits are good for 18months.I am working with a builder that thinks we can do the 20x24 cabins for 100k each. so that's 600k plus another 200k for site work.i think the cabins will fetch 225 a night. however lets use 125 @ 50% occupancy. that's 22k x 6.

You have a personal issue- car engine blows up, so you tell your tenant that they need to pay double the rent for one month so that you can get your car fixed?

Utah is one of the most expensive states in the country.Not only that, but there's a robust wholesale community here which makes finding distressed and discounted deals hyper competitive. 

I’ve tried to do a retreat of A-frames in the mountains but ran into land/engineering issues, multiple times. 

Columbus is an absolute goldmine right now - it's got robust job growth, a booming tech and university scene, and consistent strong rental demand. 

I would have an engineer analyze first and do the work they recommend.

Then a Civil Engineer, an Appraiser to determine what having a four unit would be worth, then a loan using the evaluation.

I've had some blue collar ones all the way up to software engineers and everything in between. 

For STRs, focus on areas with robust tourism and flexible regulations.