Occupancy to expect: beach versus mountains

[Robert Shoffner]

This is a newby question.

If one buys a short term mountain rental in NC mountains, close to multiple ski ranges, how many months per year, on average, would one expect to be fully leased? I know it varies by week and some months will be empty and other fully booked. I’m looking at in annual terms (I.e. expect 4 months fully leased, 5 months, etc).

Same thing for a beach house. At the beach on the water (inter coastal waterways) or right off the water, but not ocean front. Again, just looking for an idea if it’s X months per year or Y months per year, that sort of thing.