Old Orchard Beach is a heavy tourism town with several colleges near by.

Denver/Boulder (cities with diverse job markets) obviously very different from Steamboat (awesome mountain town mostly dependent on tourism).

While you may like the security of a long-term rental for a house hack, because of the large amount of tourism it’s worth looking at short-term rental opportunities.

@Brian Sego The market @Lucas Carl and I are in is dominated by tourism - there are thousands of cabins in the area like ours, and there are vendors in the area that exist just to service them.  

Oh, my contractor is an ol' Vietnam Vet, so I get some cool stories, and he gets kicked out of Lowe's time to time, God bless him. 

The OBX is becoming more of a year-round destination minus the coldest months of January and February so your vacancy rate especially with the current tourism overload down there might vary.

Property is performing "okay" and is starting to cash flow but many factors are at play (high gas prices killed tourism, new listing so needed to build trust through reviews, learning market-specific nuances like min night stays, etc.)

Bocas is truly an amazing place though with so many naturally beautiful attractions, a solid and growing ex-pat community, some out of this world restaurants and tourism is on the rise.

So much so, these entrepreneurs are called “Tampreneurs.”Tampa has the diversified economy millennials seek, led by financial services, STEM-related occupations, health care, research, education, tourism, retirement, and military bases all making significant contributions to jobs and growth.

I’m looking to purchase an airbnb investment properties in the Orlando area to tale advantage of the tourism industry.