I am exploring options - sell his place, use is as a rental or take some equity out if it to purchase another property (I was thinking maybe a short term rental on the lake)?

I have considered it but I keep things at a flat rate for the exact reasons you stated.I want people to get the exact price when they stay at our lake house.

Quote from @Travis Lake: If you want to check out a pretty cool interactive map that shows tax data for every state, and even county, check this out from SparkRentalhttps://sparkrental.com/states-with-the-lowest-property-taxe...I checked my county and the map seems to be for Owner Occupied property taxes.

A few of the other top communities that you want to consider are Championsgate, Solterra, Windsor Island, Windsor Hills, Paradise Palms, Windsor at Westside, Storey Lake.

Hey @Max Smetiouk, so we have a pretty rural lake house.

The lake front could be a Camper rental.C. 

Hi John, would you be interested in the Lake Lanier areas in GA in Hall or Forsyth counties?  

It was only within the last 30 years has the upper middle class incomes start to spread out of the lake.  

I am in the salt lake area! 

For the 2-3 months of dry heat, (that most of us spend in the pool or at the lake) we get to enjoy 9-10 months of pure joyous weather without extreme rain, snow, hurricanes, tornados or any other extreme conditions. :)