Snowbird Rental market in So Cal Desert cities?

[Rachel Kokosenski]

My husband and I are contemplating purchasing a condo or small house in one of the desert cities (near Rancho Mirage/Palm Springs/Indio/etc.), that we would enjoy in the summer half of the year and then rent to snowbirds during the winter half of the year. If I'm understanding the regs correctly, if we only rent for 30 days+, we don't have to list as an STR and pay all the crazy high occupancy taxes, right?

Anyone having success with focusing solely on the Snowbird market? What websites work best for advertising? Or, is it best to get in with local realtors for promotion?

Would love to know if the Snowbird market is crashing due to Covid-19 worries too....