STR strategy - choosing a market for a newbie

[Sama Pa]

Looking to diversify and wanted to ask BP nation about choosing an STR market. I've heard the suggestion to choose a market which you can easily convert to LTR. Then, there is the other school of thought that you should invest in areas where there is decades long history of being a vacation/resort spot so that legislation is not likely to restrict renting in the future.

With everything that has happened this year I would like to choose a market where this risk is lower. Does that exist?! Recommendations on a market for this STR newbie???