While short-term rentals in areas like Kissimmee, Florida, can pay for themselves and offer lifestyle benefits, the ROI typically doesn’t match what I see from my traditional portfolio of long-term rentals in North Texas.That said, short-term rentals can still be a great choice, especially if you're drawn to the area and the opportunity to combine personal use with investment income.

Can you guys please offer me some expert guidance when it comes to evaluating finished basement square footage in my comp analysis in North Carolina?

Greetings from the state just north of you!

I got my first FHA  3.5% down  4-unit building in Tilton, NH (An hour and a half north of Boston).

Continuing on the north coast, another idyllic vacation rental location is Pacific City Oregon.

I'm familiar with the Greenville area, having lived in North Carolina for a few years.

I currently have my investment portfolio all in North Jersey and planning on purchasing a number of units in Syracuse.

(My profile photo is actually me on a boat going across the Adriatic Sea from Brindisi, Italy to Greece) The north and south seem to be different in their views of business, as the south are more relaxed and the north, so I've been told, are more capitalistic.

I'm further north in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area but here are a few general thoughts:1.

The truly tragic natural disasters in California, North Carolina, Florida and others of the past six months are evidence that no location is truly 'climate safe,' however there are geographical areas that can expect less weather extremes and lower costs of living, developing, insuring and seemingly...surviving.