You will lose financially and you will ruin the relationship.

It was a true trade-off as the Logan area is more limited in STRs and new builds so ADRs are higher and likely to stay there compared to RRG where the market is headed towards being flooded and there's the potential of ADRs going down like in Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area. 

Method of choice was looking for potential properties online using redfin then when I had run simple numbers I would drive by each property and its neighborhood and if it was worth pursuing, I would schedule to see the property through the selling agent.

Potential Marketing StrategiesShould I directly contact insurance companies to be added to their approved rental property lists?

You'll get lots of these, some with very enticing financial offers.

Remember, not every single decision in your life has to make financial sense.

IF you want to get into real estate and potentially learn and make a few bucks on a property in Abilene let me know.

I would see what the potential fees would be for refinancing though.

Potentially lower down needed of 15% with better rate and 6% cap in IPC’s

Usually that means that they have hard assets that can be liened and potentially sold to pay off the debt.