Florida vacation home for family + short-term rental

[Galya Iliev]

My family lives in the  Washington DC area and we've been thinking about investing in a vacation home in Florida that we could use, but also use it for a short-term rental during the times we won't be there. What areas of Florida would you suggest we look at for properties? I'd love any advice you could provide. A newbie at rentals. 

[Jay Helms]

@Galya Iliev - check out Pensacola, Pensacola Beach and Gulf Breeze, FL.  Pensacola was just ranked in US News & World Report Top 125 Cities to live in the US: https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2018/04/19/pensacol...

@Jeremy Norman - Orange Beach just banned short-term rentals for homes: http://yellowhammernews.com/orange-beach-bans-shor...