My thought is to buy a large home, alter it slightly so it's set up for roommates instead of a family, and then rent to individual professionals that work at the hospital or local school district.  

After I'd contracted with a local agent, I remembered that I know a guy out of DFW, an agent... 

@Jay George even being a local agent in the Chicago area, I am not 100% sure I can see enough of the picture to know if you are doing well or not.

The best are the facebook groups or reaching out to a few local realtors .

As a local investor and agent here in Columbus, let me know if you have any questions or want to connect! 

You need to add some art or photos that depicts the local nature, local mountains, or something special regionally. 

One thing I learned the hard way was that location matters and local laws matter.

So most of them aren't concerned with cash flow and are frankly lucky to break even on these local programs. 

I am a local broker and vacation rental manager here on the Island. 16 years here on the Island only.

You’ll need to run a 240v line up there, I dunno if that’s a $2k problem or an $8k problem, talk to a local electrician.