<prompt> Human: Hi pf - Wanted to run a quick sanity check to see if my idea is do-able andor figure out of this is a huge mistake.First things first, my finances. I consider myself extremely lucky here. Im 25, NW 300000 25k 401k maxing out now, but had been aggressively paying off loans and only contributing the min for match, 230k post-tax brokerage, 45k cash some of this is a CD maturing very soon, so my real cash position is not this high. My base salary is 150,000, but for the next 3 years I will earn an extra 300k per year pre-tax due to the sale of the startup I co-founded. Monthly take home from salary is 8,000, monthly spending is generally a hair under 4,000. My equity payments go right into a brokerage, after tax. I rent, not own, and dont care to own property where I live houses start at 700kAs should be pretty obvious, Im saving pretty aggressively, and plan to try to retire early. How early, Im not super sure. I love my job, but its incredibly stressful but Im obviously compensated accordingly, and am thankful for this.Anyways, I currently rent in a HCOL area and live in a pretty small apartment, because cities. That said, beautiful little cabins that are 2 hours by car which I have run for 200,000 and come on multiple acres of land !!!, and I cant get my mind off of owning one would pay cash from my next yearly equity cliff and heading there on the weekends to de-stress.To make this not a total money pit, I think Id like to try to airBNB it out when Im not there to try to break even on taxesmaintenanceutilities. That said, Im a bit worried about a the amount of work potentially involved, and b the logistics of managing a property that I may only be able to visit for a weekend or two a month.Basically, Im hoping for a sanity check here. The rfire person in me is saying Im crazy and missing out on market returns by buying a time sink, but the stressed office jobber in me would love a place to relax with the wife and dog. I know I can afford this, but want to analyze the possible hidden costs.Thoughts?  <response>: So, financials aside and just from a been there perspective.. We own a vacation property in a lower end but still popular spring break area. If I had the cash to buy the property I already own, I wouldnt do it. Not now with the market high. Held onto this property through the crash, and they crash first hard and fast. You can still make money as a rental, but its generally seasonal and the value as a rental goes down as well. Its a risky investment especially if youre financing it. 