Hello @William Murden - Rocky Mount (like almost everywhere) has its better and lessor areas.

It has the charm, the scenery, and the affordability that the next wave of buyers and developers are looking for.I cannot help but wonder why Mackay has not already been developed the way other towns in the Rockies have.

Rocky,Are you going to use your own money to renovate a home you do not own? 

A while back I posted about my start, (it was rocky), and the first deal I did:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1154201-somet...

Forest fires in the Appalachians of any size are quite rare due to the significant annual rainful; a fraction of the forest fire activity in the southern and western Rockies.  

I'm Chase, an investor and builder based in Little Rock.

He served under seven and a half years, most of them at Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood.While imprisoned, Minkow claimed to have become a born-again Christian.[24] During his prison stay, he became involved in Christian ministry, completing coursework through Liberty University's School of Lifelong Learning.[4]ReleaseAfter his early release from prison in 1995, Minkow went to work as a pastor at the Church at Rocky Peak in Chatsworth, California, and became director of the church's Bible Institute.[17] That same year he wrote a first-hand account of the ZZZZ Best scam, Clean Sweep.

 #2 there is no way I could know of a rocky marriage and exit by a named GP.My point It is a challenging commercial RE market.  

Speaking specifically to Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park, during the peak of the season, there is no problem filling weekday nights in STR's. 

Things didn't go smoothly until 3 days before...from the beginning it was rocky, but we didn't let that impact you.