These are great but they are all in the Smokies a traditional vacation market so we are looking to diversify and move into some other markets.We have quite a bit saved up from the cash flow and recent cash out refis. 

I love living in a cabin in the mountains as a vacation.

July 2023 I went a whole month without finding a single property that meet my criteria.Usually our market is dead from Nov-April and I have taken 4 month vacations in the past. 

It has surfaced in the annual rents and vacation rentals.

Looking to connect with people who understand vacation rentals on Lake Norman.

Give them a 60 day notice to vacate and move into the unit. 

NY based investor looking to get a vacation home in Florida (tale as old as time, right?)

So to start off, let me explain why I'm focusing on short term rentals also known as vacation rentals and not long term investment properties.

They all appreciate but peninsula is more stable in downturns and recovers the fastest, I witnessed this myself in 2012 further in east bay was still about 40% down and peninsula and "tech" cities already recovered fully.I am not sure you need a loan or not, recently I asked my mortgage broker he told me for a second home it would need to be at least 50 miles away and also in a city known for vacation activity .   

We are a vacation area so all rentals are doing well but I second the trying MTR furnished rentals and limit the stay to whatever gets you around any STR taxes you may have.