If I could do it all over again, I would invent a time machine, go back to the age of 21 and start buying buildings then.

Quote from @Alex Hunt: Hey David, back in January we closed a rural STR purchase in the NC mountains.

Hey Andrew, welcome back!

I definitely told them I would get back to them on it.

Where I'm worried I might kick myself if I back out is the area is appreciating fairly quickly with a lot of development nearby with many being priced out a neighborhood over and coming this way.

Back to your Realtor.

For context, I spent a decent amount of time building AI tools in real estate and shared this article AI in real estate what is hype what is real in BP a a bit ago.If you are paying $250, and it is not making that money back, then it is wasted money. 

Then crush it and earn 10% so that in 5-6 years she’s back to where she is today if everything goes perfectly?

What is holding you back?

The only exit strategies I see is only STR, sell, or go through reserves until vacations would pick back up.While in a more metro area you can convert to MTR or LTR if need be.