My family has had rentals almost 50 years.  

Then my current primary home will be rented out to balance the cash flow of this purchase for the next year or so.

Positive cash flow for years.

@Lilly Fina 2 years living as a household is reasonably stable.

I’ve had people who signed up for 6 months and stayed 5+ years, paying increasing rental rates.

That said, it's nearly impossible to find a decent option under $300k in those locations.If you have an apetite for rolling the dice and saying "I'm so glad I bought this ten years ago!"

Quote from @Gregory Schwartz: A local agent recently got sued for calling an old client who was on the Do Not Call list.

Over the past 10 years, he and his late wife poured their hearts into building this home (with permits, of course).

I specialize in helping out-of-state investors buy and sell here for +9 years.

If the machines are 15+ years old, I recommend getting a quote to replace them.