Keep a good 4 widths running at a time so the cuts don't run like stairsteps across the floor.

I think Idaho medium and long-term will have good deals if you are looking not to stray to far from the West Coast - obviously some markets have been oversaturated like Boise last couple of years where cash flow could struggle, but could be more opportunities with pricing coming down to cash flow again pretty easily, especially on 2-4 units

During last downtown, medium bay area housing prices in a number of cities did drop 40%-70%, but recovered very fast after 2014. 

Say you take your typical 3 br medium sized house that would typically rent for about $1500 and because of room conversion (like converting the living room/dining room/rec room/laundry room/den/etc) you now have a 6 br house and you're now getting double that and have months of proof of that. 

I am now seeking to purchase a medium size multifamily property Out Of State.

In the medium term I want the freedom to pursue music/circus at a high level while doing some amount of freelance software engineering (I'm currently a full time software engineer for a big company) on the side.Congrats on the contract! 

The thing is that these are open to various ways to get the mortgage back on track, leasing it, an option, sub-2, CFDs what ever, work with small to medium size lenders that have local authority, they can be a gold mine and a win-win-win deal.

If you're looking for a good property manager I recommend finding a medium to large sized firm: one that handles at least 200 units.

I've got to find that happy elusive medium. 

After this high season is over, I have a feeling that there is going to possibly be a wave of STR owners selling their properties because they don't have the stomach for the slow season or are simply financially unable to push through it.Regarding medium term rentals, in the high desert there isn't too much demand for them and is more of a low desert thing.