Purchase price: $89,000For our previous properties, we had experienced trouble with choosing the wrong contractor!

If Lake Powell goes away, which could happen, your Page investments would be in serious trouble.

Thanks.Redfin releases some good forecast..Zillow/Apartments.com / Rent.com might have an opportunity to produce and publish Rental-statistics and forecasts, that would certainly benefit RE-enthusiasts. :)

The two professions needed to produce these plans require the services of a land planner and a civil engineer.

However, I'm having trouble finding financing for these properties.

Combining that with your current home rented out could produce a nice boost to your annual income plus new tax advantages. 

However, DO the 1031 Exchange into an income producing Rental for all the cash from the sale then do a REFI cash out in a year. 

It helps me see whether the property can carry itself in troubled times.

It CAN also be very lucrative.stick with your w-2 work for a bit longer and save as much as you can seek out and find a producing real estate agent who can be your mentor in this process - join a good team to begin with...starting part-time as a RE agent is not easy or often recommended - but it CAN allow for that training and transition period...find a great lender who can actually tell you what various assistance programs are available to you.

Worst case you they see turds and call Airbnb and get you in trouble then tou get it treated by a pro and send Airbnb the Recipet (which you probably already had) and you lose the booking but won’t get a cancel on your record.