From what I understand, the risks of low income areas can be the neighborhood (crime looks like a regular thing around the area according your Trulia link) and tenants (can lessen risk with more careful screening, but still).  

I had the same fear that the market could bust at any moment, but then I went and looked at the number of visitors the smokies have received this year and they are about to set a new record for total visitors even with covid so that helped lessen the fear.

Love the part about the weight loss.

When all three approaches to value have been completed, then they are weighted as to which more closely reflects the type of value to be estimated.

Does anyone else use this as a signal when evaluating a farm area, and if so, how much weight do you give it?

Look at the sold new construction, and work backwards to find the amount that makes sense to spend on the lot.If it's Homeowner buyers, the buildable lot comps carry more weight.

This is variable based on soil bearing, depth of backfill, and the weight of the structure abovethe lumber yard supplies the package necessary for the work, usually lumber, stakes, weeping tile and rebarthe cribbing crew sets the footing forms in place concrete placing crew, pump truck and mix trucks are now called upon to pour the footingthe cribbing crew arrives back on site to set the forms and rebarthe engineer usually requires a site visit at this point to inspect the foundation wall detailthe same concrete placing crew returns to pour the basementa form stripping crew is usually brought in to peel off the forms and load the trailerwaterproofing is applied to the basement wallsgravel and weeping tile is delivered to site and installed the city is called in for a pre-back fill inspectionthe excavator returns to backfill the basementto add another step, at some point the sewer and water lines can be brought in, in our opinion the sooner the better for this specialized task.

Basically everything that helps lessen the risk and provides me with a better chance of success is in KC. 

As of now, with my limited knowledge, I want to start by getting rid of my student loan debt and lessen my learning curve through BP, followed by house hacking and then BRRRR.

OwnerRez/Hostfully - fully featured property management software that handles many aspects of an STR business including direct booking and payment processing.Hospitable/ (not sure on Guesty) - lite weight channel manager with unified communication and some features.