So far, places visited on this trip were no UT (bullish- Provo and Ogden were just listed #1 and # 6 in best places to live) which will come in handy if and when entitlements are reigned in, and 2 tourist areas- west Yellowstone and Jackson Hole.

Details:1) The property is in a MAJOR tourist area, on a very busy main highway2) The couple wants to run a beauty salon/spa/wellness center3) The property is a 4BR 2.5BA house (zoned commercial - used to be a tanning salon).

We deal a lot with tourists and tourism, and many people come here and buy second homes and investment and rental properties.

The massive gentrification of Manhattan made it great for tourists and ex-pat bankers, but all that was left for the locals was the expensive lifestyle and laundry day hassles.  

A buddy does vacation rentals she gets $200 a night per bed from tourists.

Near tourist locations?

Primary rental sources are National Park Service School District, and USDA Forrest Service. 1) $400/mo 1 bdrm unit partially furnished, this lease expires at the end of October, will raise rent to $450/mo.2) $500/mo 2 bdrm fully furnished, new lease at $550/mo started Oct 1.3) $450/mo 2 bdrm not furnished4) $425/mo 2 bdrm, tenant receives reduced rent to clean commons area 5) Vacant 2 bdrm6) $450/mo 2 bdrm partially furnished, new lease at $500/mo started Sept 26th. 7) $450/mo 2 bdrm not furnished8) $450/mo not furnished, tenant is leaving this month, will rent at $550/moThey sent me the last 2 years taxes and the total yearly income was 19K in 2012 and 21K in 2013.They these expenses for 2013Advertising $74, Insurance $1824, Repairs $2234, Taxes $4457, Utilities $6848, Depreciation $1850Rents received was $39095This is in a very small tourist town as well.  

Use the tourist pull of Aptos and research turning it into a vacation/short term rental.

Welcome.This is a nice time of the year to be on the Cape since the tourists are gone.

Last year a record number of tourists visited Las Vegas (over 40 million).