Short term vs. long term vacation rentals

[Dustin Pavlik]

I have been looking into vacation rentals lately and would like to know everyone's opinion and experiences with them. I am looking in the Clearwater/Dunedin, FL area and was thinking about buying a duplex. My thoughts were making one unit long term/yearly leased and the other short term/AirBNB/VRBO. Then I would be able to use the short term unit myself whenever I wanted to as a vacation home. What does everyone think about this idea and what experiences does anyone have in regards to LT & ST rentals in the same property? Thanks!