Once in a blue moon you can find a unicorn on MLS, but that's not how investor can scale their business.

If you're in the gray/grey area when the rules are not clear, how unclear are they, and what shade of grey (yes, yes, I get the reference) are you using?

Some type of renovation will likely be required to generate any cash flow in that area, but to be honest; it might still be slim unless it's a heavy renovation.That area is like anything along the NW blue line corridor...great for house hacking, but really tough to make the numbers work on a straight investment deal.You might be better off trying to find something off-market if you are locked into finding a deal in that area.

Hey Jordan, We own Blue Ridge Escapes which own and manages several short term rentals around Claytor Lake and the Blacksburg area. 

As mentioned in the original comment, I believe many of these properties will shift back to long-term rentals or single-family homes.In North Georgia, where I’m located, we’ve seen significant changes in our two most popular STR markets—Fannin (Blue Ridge) and Gilmer (Ellijay) counties—with nearly 1,000 active listings, a 42% increase from 2023.

The blue USB stick we give if someone is coming to the 3 day is a list of few hundred houses that are either pre foreclosures, probates etc.

You may want to read this new post:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1202208-gray-... 

Does anyone have opinions or suggestions for flooring color or type that they have used before and love for their rentals?

I know on my new builds that are 700 to 1 mil I get 10 to 20k and normally its just held in escrow. it is non refundable once we start putting in custom colors etc.

Retirement 15%  Realtor do not have matching contribution or pensions $1101Health Care for 1  (Florida Blue 43 yo Male)  $350 a month