I did a search for a summer weekend on AirBnB and the price is in line with the other 2/2 cabins in the area.

Almost all of our SF rentals are in owner occupants neighborhoods. 

Here are a few suggestions on how you can maximize the wealth of information available: Check out the blogs and podcasts, or take advantage of the search feature (magnifying glass).

I’d LOVE to be able to use BP tools for multi-family searches.  

The home was built in 2006, great neighborhood, close to the highways, close to everything new that is being built, close to a military base.

Which neighborhoods should I not touch and which ones are ripe for the picking?

We will shop for used appliances where we can when we need one… or pick up used cabinets if we can, or search eBay for something smaller,  but going to the extreme of personally shipping something big in internationally for one-off renovation needs seems like a stretch of reasonable.Just like you mention, the number of unknowns would not seem to be worth it to me.Just my 2 cents.Randy  

The marketing/advertising firm, aka RE broker, is not the expert in building codes, zoning, structural engineering, neighborhood safety, etc.As a prudent investor, always do your own due diligence or you'll end up being (unitentionally) misguided by a RE broker's information.  

Hi Michael, I'm not sure about IN, but where I invest in OH, it varies by neighborhood.

You can start by going to www.narpm.org to search their directory of managers.