Sad way to treat kin, but hey, the nut doesn't fall far from the tree. 

Now we will get all the people commenting about how they did it the past few years but making money in real estate was like shooting fish in a barrel. 

It's driving me nuts. 

Short term numbers can really make you nuts if you let them.

Or cater to the average joe who likes cabins and charge slightly more realizing they may bring things home (dead deer, fish, birds).

There are so few properties available that they are “fishing for fools”, AKA newbies.

@Chan Park HELOC's might be a great alternative approach, as you can often go higher on LTV, as you can keep your existing loans at their low rates (assuming they're low), and as you can reduce your overall monthly nut when you pay off the HELOC.

Like fishing and hunting lodges in the boonies.

I guess I don't like fishing, but I do like shooting fish in a barrel:-Central Valley of California - 2009-2012-Jacksonville, Fl - 2020-2021Zero effort. 

Credit Unions understand the fishing season as do mortgage brokers.