Being from North Lake Tahoe, that is what we ended up doing. 

Beautiful alpine meadow and mountain setting, surrounded by the Stanislaus National Forest - community features small lake, tennis courts, and more.

Is the Seller looking to sell and head to Lake Havasu in his RV next month or is he willing stick around for an extended period of time to help you retain a higher percentage of your clients? 

That can be done in a myriad of ways.If you are starting from a blank slate, you will be surprised how much it will set you back getting it right.We started from scratch with a 4/3 lake house.

Crater Lakes and the Oregon coast both within a days drive, and all the Californians are taking over Oregon driving prices up ;)

Otherwise, no thanks.I understand you want to limit parties and I would as well but telling just about everyone other than a large family to stay away is not the way to handle it.We have, what I consider, a large place on Lake Coeur d'Alene. it is 2700sqft and sleeps 10.

Even west of I-10 into Woodlawn Lake, balcones heights and Los Angeles Heights are nice neighborhoods.West San Antonio is more C class with moderate crime.

My husband and I are looking to buy our first house hack in Salt Lake to reduce our living expenses and get into the real estate game.

They are mostly in Osceoloa county, some in Polk and Lake. 

Biggest difference from CA are much more favorable landlord laws, taxes do NOT reassess on the sale, and still high appreciation due to land constraints, proximity to Lake Tahoe, tech and manufacturing job growth, Tesla continuing to expand, etc.