Florida STR Question

[Ryan Clouser]

Hello! I'm looking to get into the str market in florida but I was curious to know if it is harder to find bookings for beach towns on the mainland vs the key beaches. For example if you were to buy a str in Sarasota would it suffer from not being in Siesta Key since that is where the direct access to the ocean is? I grew up in New Jersey and most of the time here when families rent a beach house they look to rent on the beach with access to the ocean, not in the town connected to the bay (ex. Seaside vs toms river) ....hope this question wasnt to confusing haha. Thanks!

[Kevin Pillow]

Quote from @Ryan Clouser:

Hello! I'm looking to get into the str market in florida but I was curious to know if it is harder to find bookings for beach towns on the mainland vs the key beaches. For example if you were to buy a str in Sarasota would it suffer from not being in Siesta Key since that is where the direct access to the ocean is? I grew up in New Jersey and most of the time here when families rent a beach house they look to rent on the beach with access to the ocean, not in the town connected to the bay (ex. Seaside vs toms river) ....hope this question wasnt to confusing haha. Thanks!

 Here in the Destin/Miramar Beach area, STRs closer to the beach or south of Highway 98 perform better than those farther away in the city areas. That’s because most vacationer’s want to be closer to the water. But it in an area like Orlando that would not be a factor so it depends where in Florida you are looking.