Purchase price: $960,000 Cash invested: $75,000 Short term rental located in close proximity to Salt Lake City and Park City downtown areas, all ski resorts, and a multitude of outdoor activities.

Wife wouldn't go for that one...ha - too rural for her but the town is cleaner/and just as much to offer as Topeka imo as far as outdoor recreation I like, ease of getting to things, restaurants, grocery etc and less druggies running around and crime. 

We work with a lot of midterm rental investors as clients and as consulting clients in Denver and Colorado Springs, and I think there are a few things to consider: do you want to pay for furniture?

STR's have mortgage, prop mgmt, ins, vacancies, repairs, water, electric, wifi, licensing, furniture, toiletries, snacks, cleaning fees, hotel tax, sales tax, etc.

Therefore, if you have a reliable handyman that can lay tile, flooring, minor plumbing items such as replacing faucets, build furniture to set up a property, please let me know!

With the optimal setup (arcade, theme rooms, great pool area over golf course, new/fresh furniture), Reunion can do very well. 

I think you'll like Washington, lots of cool outdoor activities, and maybe it'll be cool being close to the opposite coast.

A local agent or friend could definitely help run to the store for supplies or even replace broken furniture. 

It covers so many cheap furniture pieces it is hard to imagine a quality microfiber.

I specifically ban swimming pools, trampolines, storage sheds, firepits, hot tubs, and outdoor fireplaces in my lease.