Florida vaca & South Carolina / Alabama SF rentals

[David Epstein]

Friends,

I hope all have remained safe and in good health this past year and enjoying a great start to 2022!  

My wife and I are considering taking a few weeks to visit various parts of Florida to scope out possible vacation homes, which we would also like to rent out when not in use.

Ideal conditions: 

a community with nice, but not overwhelmingly crowded beaches (at least not during peak times of year)

walkable (at least in a core, commercial, cultural area).

Additionally, we have lately been looking at the Columbia, SC area as well as both Montgomery and Birmingham, AL for SF rentals.  We have a few SF rentals scattered around the country and would love to hear thoughts on great zip codes and why.

Any thoughts welcome!