I plan to have $60k in liquid assets to be able to invest.

I have a call planned with bigger pockets Tuesday.

I do not want to go into another vacation market but rather a metro area with a more diversified economy again just to get into a different type of asset.That being said I do want to continue to short term rent the next few properties we get at least in the first few years of ownership in order to increase cash flow to combat these higher prices and carrying costs before potentially converting to more passive long terms down the line.Therefore I am looking for markets that 1) have a decent draw of visitors year round 2) have regulations that allow strs in some parts of the city 3) Are in growing cities in the west or south.Below is a list of markets I have identified as potential places to look and I was hoping to get some insight from either other investors doing the same thing or agents/investors in any of these markets on whether this is potentially a good market to explore or not.1) Salt Lake City (this is right at the top of my list due to its proximity to ski resorts, expanding of the airport and long term strategic business planning of the area but I have very little knowledge of this market)2) Denver 3) Phoenix (used to live in AZ and like the fact that the state of AZ seems to look favorable on strs)4) Tucson (see above but lower home prices/potentially less appreciation)5) San Diego/LA (these are attractive because of their proximity to my home in Irvine)6) San Antonio (love that it is very close to the booming Austin and feel that this is a market that could see some real growth in the future)7) Tampa/St Pete (I have always been very interested in this market for both short term and long term rentals)8) Raleigh (have invested in Charlotte and love NC but again very little knowledge on this area)Any insights or advice on any of this would be greatly appreciated.

But you better have a plan for when you do use the credit on deals to make sure you do not get stuck paying loads of interest on them.

Ill call around but it sounds like this is just another lessoned learned through the process and the cost is going to be in that ballpark anyways. 

Would like to know your comments and share our plans moving forward. 

Reposting my response from that other thread you had here again:Going to say this be great care as it is emotionally difficult to process, speaking from experience.

Did you get them constructed on them or still in the process? 

Networking with local investors can provide practical advice and potential partnerships.Research and Planning: Start by researching the Asheville market thoroughly.

There are several attractive fixed rate second position cash out options, many with online processes and no appraisal requirements (smaller balances and low LTV's) and fully underwritten options offering up to $500k+ cash out at Prime rate plus 1-2-3% depending on the properties type.