This scenario played out with a lot of my family who moved to Florida and wanted to come back because of the fear of future weather disasters and other issues.

Interest on a land contract can be inflated for potentially higher future rates.

A lot of people mentioning the $10K you'd save by doing a 1031, but I'd go one step further and say that it's even more about future value.

In a way, selling turnkey's to investors is a way to earn revenue to fund future deals of their own.

I have capital deployed in very rewarding places that I'm not comfortable liquidating for the down payment yet, however i do have roughly 20k+ in my 401k through my workplace Fidelity account that i would gladly put towards real estate..

If your guests leave reviews that the bed is uncomfortable or the couch smells or it doesn't look "homey," then you'll have a harder time drawing in future guests.

How many of these can you afford to do, if every one of any future deals needs its own new "cash out of pocket"? 

I'm a new investor in NC, mainly in Cumberland County but venturing in Durham/Chapel Hill area in the near future.

Thanks all and look forward to many discussions in the future!!

They'll give you a better idea about infrastructure and what type of work will be needed in the future.