All land courses are the same in essence;What is your end goal is the only thing that is different?

Plenty of people are happy they took those kinds of risks.

If you don't have any connections here, find people that are investors here and reach out to them for a referral (whether on here or FB).

It's a new suburb just starting out ,there are no large single family rentals ,it's mostly townhomes that are being rented out, which falls in 2500-2700$ .

What are you thinking about investing in?

I could say a particular town or area, but if there aren't any, many properties for sale that doesn't help. 

.#2 they were emphatic that it should only take 7-10 days from their own research!

A stress-free life is the best life.Why have 100 properties when you can live the lifestyle you want with less houses that are paid off.A paid-off house also is one less obligation that you have, no monthly mortgage payment that you have to worry about.

For anyone that is looking at developing or purchasing an STR in Packwood, WA I would take a peek at the numbers that are on the rental sites and the amount of bookings. 

The ways around that are to build a business around supporting their voucher and inspection program and spending no small amount of effort ensuring they are smoothly servicing your rentals.