So next is to find detailed steps and costs of cabin built to have a basis for comparison to existing cabins.MaxMax,You can do a construction loan for a vacation home which allows you to include the land lot into the financing. 

Personal use is always one if there is interest - get clear on what's allowed or not. 

It is not common for conventional lenders to allow for escrow holdbacks. 

In reality you are renting to the government and are government controlled although you must allow a welfare recipient to live in the property.

If you've done your market research and know the market, when opportunities come your way then you'll already know what to offer and how much work is involved if you have the right team in place to help you fix up the homes. 

Allowing you to keep the other portion for any repairs that may come up or emergency, use it as another down payment. 

Establ͏ishing clear objective͏s ͏for your investment, studying t͏he market, a͏nd for͏m͏ing a team of professionals.

The tools and team you will need to scale.10.  

or actually allow pets to run inside the house?

You know - we normally don't allow self-promotion, but I think we have to change the rules.