I think it is that one has a mortgage and one does not that is making it hard for me to compare.Property #1 is a seasonal nightly rental (condo) at a lake and has a $600 mortgage each month (included in the numbers). 2019 was my first full year with it.Income = $13kExpense = $16kSo a total profit of -$3,795 : (Property #2 is a traditional tenant rental I have had for 16 years with no mortgage, I stopped renting it in month #8 of the year because I put it up for sale (was kind of tired of maintenance problems, plus it is a condo that has never really appreciated in 16 years!!). 

I am having a hard time honing in on one approach -"the forest for the trees" - for many reasons.While there is a ton of good information out there, this general advice, at times, is hard to tailor and apply to my own life with my own unique goals and living situation.

I am 2 hours from Salt Lake - and live in a town of 12,000.

It's in a lake community with some amenities.

I do use a professional company who has a local person close to my lake house.

Bonney lake is a prime area.

@Mary Mitchell I had a client run into this issue recently in Forest Park here in Illinois.

Aloha BP family, I am new to investing just bought my first primary residence in Salt Lake, Honolulu back in JUNE 2019 and looking to get started in expanding my knowledge as well as my investing. 

Originally posted by @Pope Lake:@David Chappell thats awesome.

I have a really good friend who is moving to Prior Lake right outside of Minneapolis, Mn who will be closing on his house on the 18th of this month.