.$2 mm house or not you will have headaches with carts regardless and in our experience it's just not worth the hassle.my recommendation is work a deal with a local place you can refer them to and get a small referral fee from.

Much like all other areas, when there's momentum all investors slam that one direction suburb wise(Garner for example).

I'm in Orlando and the homes here keep reimagining what can be done with garage spaces, I'd take a look at them for inspiration.If you are happy with your occupancy and rates, just make small adjustments that your competition doesn't offer and maybe you can get a little more per night.

Assume a higher vacancy rate on the property in the small town with only 1 bedroom units.  

seems to be almost directly in between my (potential) yard & neighbors yard. some sort of metal pole. thoughts?

Most of the Flippers that are doing this successful and on a consistent bass are doing direct to seller marketing and finding properties that way.  

Also, feel free to reach out directly if you have any other questions or would like to discuss anything. 

However, since you have some experience in construction, you may have a small leg up, but probably not as big as you would like.

Since I am retired and have been able to par my normal taxable annual income down to a bare minimum it might be possible to use a small portion of the capital gains in future tax years at Zero tax rate or at least at a very desirable low rate.

Start with something small like REITs or funding sites.