Vacation Rental STR in Santa Rosa Beach/30a/Fort Walton County

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Curious how short term rentals do along the 30a coast in terms of gross income and occupancy rate. Are there any cash flow positive rentals in Fort Walton County, if so, which beach towns are better for cash flow positive rentals? 

Is that area historically STR/Airbnb friendly? Interested in how the laws are locally for Airbnb's type properties. Do you need to register or get some type of license?

[Avery Carl]

Hey Amanda! You do have to get a permit to operate an STR in this market, however, the regulations are very friendly as this has been a high volume STR market for years now. There are certain areas of 30a that are very very high end (Seaside for example), where the ROI is going to be lower because purchase prices are so much higher. But there are still deals to be had in Blue Mountain Beach on the west end of 30a, and then further east of Seaside all the way down to Rosemary. Hopefully this is helpful!