You need a reliable property management company that will do the rehabs and get them online and performing for you.

There are no real financials to speak of other than an excel spread sheet which, as we all know, cannot be reliable without further backing.

I try to steer remote owners away from building here in the Smokies (I am in Gatlinburg for the moment) as getting good and reliable construction teams is incredibly difficult And expensive.

Honest, reliability, hard work, communication, fair pricing, and stand by your work. 

Although both are reliable, before you actually take on a project I would check the list of census tracts on the IRS website to confirm.https://www.cdfifund.gov/Pages/Opportunity-Zones.aspxhttps://www.novoco.com/resource-centers/opportunity-zone-resource-center/guidance/novogradac-opportunity-zones-mapping-tool

The total monthly for the home I want including taxes and insurance, based on every reliable calculator I can find, will be around $1800/mo -- far less than what I have been paying for the last six years.  

In return, I told him that I would be his company's energy consultant for free.

He drew plans and I found a reliable GC who came over and temporarily installed jack posts and beams, the way it was supposed to have been done in the first place.And, last week, I finally parted ways with the contractor who created this whole mess. 

To me the parking and the shed are a big deal, I would focus my energy there.

We'll see if anyone can help us there.As for the ARV: This is actually a new construction, energy efficient, high end finishes.