I've had this itch to buy a cheap vacation cabin within say 4-5hrs driving distance of SoCal or Central Cal. Areas that see some snow is a bonus. The idea being that I can rehab/fix it etc just as a fun project since I enjoy that sort of thing. Unfortunately cheap and california don't go together
I do see some inexpensive properties (around $120k range) but the areas look very questionable. I also see tons of cute/tiny/updated cabins for rent on AirBnB that are in the woods etc that I'd love to own but not sure how to go about finding them. So far I've pulled up zillow and used the map to point and shoot at certain areas randomly but that's probably not the best way to go about searching for them.
I do see some inexpensive properties (around $120k range) but the areas look very questionable. I also see tons of cute/tiny/updated cabins for rent on AirBnB that are in the woods etc that I'd love to own but not sure how to go about finding them. So far I've pulled up zillow and used the map to point and shoot at certain areas randomly but that's probably not the best way to go about searching for them.