But that equity will take a huge hit.My market is tied into the west coast urban markets, and my investments are tourism based.

(it's in my missis' name and leased to me for 30 years but still a risk worth mentioning)If my gut is wrong and there isn't room for a middle-market short term rental, I'm down a serious chunk of cash.Pai is reliant on tourism.

One thing to consider when purchasing a vacation rental is to look at the amount of domestic tourism, or stay-cationers that visit the area.

Shepherd is a historical town with lots of old buildings and such that have been restored and they get a lot of tourism because of it.

Tourism demand is much lower compared to other FL cities.There's nothing wrong with that - but it doesn't fit our model.

Maybe target areas that have a lot of tourism year round.

Not if, but when it does, then can look at economy, jobs, tourism, and status of the Raiders $1.9B stadium.Terry

@James Carlson looks like tourism is on the rise as well. 

There is great opportunity depending on the city you are in, zoning,  the vacation rental market, tourism, and inventory of available vacation rental properties.

To encourage tourism in some of the less popular spots Italy is giving away free properties for developers to restore them.