Just doing a quick browse it looks like a 4br place somewhat near the lake is typically priced around $600k - $1M (those rocky shores ones you mentioned are $600k and they seem to go up from there).At those purchase prices $50k - $75k (on the high end) are really pretty poor returns that will likely not cash flow for someone buying at those prices. 

Be sure to browse the forums, read the blogs, listen to the podcasts, tune into the webinars, and of course, don't be shy to reach out with any questions you may have.  

@Richard Boyd Welcome to the BP community.There's lots of great information here, since you still have a year to learn the game, I would suggest you to browse around BP and read the "Ultimate Beginners Guide for real estate investors" that can be found on biggerpockets.com/ubg, and check out the podcasts, there's great information there as well.Good luck!

Also, Fastcma has unlimited comps but I didn't love the interface on it.  

So after browsing BP today I took some time to look for any locals to connect with.

Welcome to BP @Esh Massey , be sure to browse through the Learn section above, its loaded with great info.

@Osmirelly KidwellThis site is a great resource - start browsing all the past threads and search for what you need.

Investing is a personal matter.Prior to the Internet, I would browse the personal finance section of the public library and local book store.

It just seems there are a lot of vacation rental properties in Tahoe area already, so on one hand I am concerned about vacancy rates, but when I browse through listings on vrbo seems like most of them are solid booked.

At the time, they were not a good fit for my business since they didn't provide all the features that we were looking for and their interface was a little confusing to use too.