My wife's predicament has forced me to research alternate investor vehicles....and I now have a new excitement with vacation rentals.By the way, our offer on the STR was accepted! 

AT&T service vehicles, equipment rental (Herc, united, suncoast, etc.) trucking company that does in house fleet maintence

I have flipped Snowmobiles, ATVs, and vehicles many times.

I can tell you that even back then, Cade's Cove would be jammed with vehicles going through in the summer and fall.  

The key is knowing what the good streets are and buying there...that's why I dominate the zip code and don't have any serious competition there.43607 is 75% war zone and the majority of the area qualifies for me checking for spare magazines for my personal protection device before exiting my vehicle. 

A Series LLC is a good vehicle to use and the best part is that it consolidates the capital and administration under one company reducing the issues I mentioned above with multiple entities.

, etc) - there's unique appeal to a snowy forest staycation.Customers would probably need a 4WD vehicle to access the site during these months.CA definitely has advantage with their year round weather but I don't think the cold season drastically impacts occupancy...

The only vehicles owned by our company are vans used for construction and repair only. 

The commercial loan vehicle is just an alternative to funding your rental properties.  

I will circle the building looking for parking, general condition, cracks in pavement and building, look at the cars, any abandoned vehicles, size of dumpster, garbage around the container etc.