The proximity to Lake Tahoe, mild weather, no state income tax, geographically constricted building by the mountains, and landlord friendly.

I'm saying this to inspire because you have to climb the mountain and it's a long journey.

BTW, this is with Rocky Mountain Power (Utah). 

If you have a personal residence, with such a mountain of equity, don't sell it as a personal residency because YOU DONT HAVE TO.

Purchase price: $52,000 Sale price: $74,900 Contributors: Peter Vekselman Partner Driven, in collaboration with Erika Gilbert, successfully completed a profitable deal on McClain Mountain Rd in Jasper, GA.

What you always want, in any eviction before any district magisterial judge here in my area, is a clear open-and-shut case where you are obviously high on the Mountain of Right, while the tenant is deep in the Valley of Wrong.But I don't operate out of Dallas and I really can't tell you with any real authority what's best there.

The combination can create a "live in it til I own it" type of atmosphere and closings run 120 days.

I'm originally from Florida and it has crossed my mind to move back and make this work there.Just general stuff about me: love the mountains and camping, drive a jeep and do some off-roading now and then, really love good food and good whisky.Anyway, look forward to learning a lot and talking to you all.Alex

You're close to the mountains and hiking, there's 300 days of sun, the beer's great, the parks are big and plentiful, tons of restaurants and bars (for when Covid stops ravaging us), and since you're coming from the Bay Area, you'll be one of the few to think our home prices are a bargain ... ;)And there are some decent house-hacking opportunities in the Denver metro area.

I've considered the possibility of buying a small mountain cabin (1.5-2 hours away) to rent as an AirBnB but question if that is wise to start out with.Otherwise, I'd love direction on places to invest other than CA.