If you don't mind the chore, you can even park the RV without connecting utilities (solar + battery; filling clean water tank; emptying dirty water tank; etc.).I am not sure which option is more economical.

So what I am trying to do is take a situation that I noticed out of pure self-interest (finding a parking , into a learning experience of my fledgling real estate investment career.

The first thing I did was hire the top rated property manager in town since the previous owner had self managed.I was in process of a refinance pre COVID but that severally delayed the process and I was unable to complete, I also struggled to find a bank which would refinance and keep the property in my LLC.From a pure cash flow prospective, its hit or miss in terms of profitability.

I think a private lender would be more comfortable in first position with 70% LTV, maybe 80 if you're lucky, especially at that low of a price point but most will want you to have skin in the game as a pure rental play.

There's no magic out there, it's just pure math. 

You will know and see good deals by pure repetition and muscle memory.

AirDNA is decent for pure data, but they even put top cities to invest on their "top places to buy" list that have AWFUL regulatory environments.

She works as a sales rep with a reputed builder. she has a high income as it is purely commission based.

If it is a pure investment, you have to put at least 25% down (so 75k * 4 = 300k) so $300k would be the highest price you could pay.

If our goals were purely growth oriented, then I 100% agree that putting the money into new purchases makes the most sense.