Summer Vacation Rental

[Jason Rector]

I'm flying in Orlando in August to scope out a place to buy a vacation house. I want to become a much hated snowbird :) I will probably stay from Nov - April and then head back to Arkansas for the Summer.

I'm torn between Orlando and Tampa but everything I've read says I want to be in a suburb of Tampa.

I'm 30, single, no kids. I want to rent the house out during the summer months, so it needs to be some place attractive for tourists. I will be working from home, so job market and commute isn't an issue. I would prefer some place closer to the beach, but driving a bit is ok. Don't want to live in an old community.

My budget will be around 200k. Any advice?