This is very much a driving destination and we get visitors from several different states because it is centrally located and most of them can be here in a half day drive.

Snowbirds stay for the winter months, so these are annually occurring midterm visitors.  

Either way, you want to be close to something that is drawing visitors to the area or you'll likely face too much competition to be profitable in my opinion.  

If they did, they wouldn't be here asking questions : )  As a result, this means that CPAs, Lawyers, and Financial professionals should explain things in simple terms that are easy for people to understand (I'm not sure quoting pubs and regs directly screams simplicity, but including it as a reference is helpful for everyone). 

If you have a college in the area you can contact them and see if they take listings to share with visitors.

Short-term rentals 3 miles away are going for $200-$250 / night and are always fully booked year-round.The area is near state parks and other recreational areas that bring visitors year-round, and the Pittsburgh area is growing.

These videos are there because they have most likely a lot of views.I also googled "how to build long term wealth in real estate" biggerpockets and this video came up (see below), and read the commentary "How To Explode Your Wealth".For me, the shame is the amount of information on this site about that is available to investors and those who scream from the rooftops saying "be careful" but many think its easy and a get rich quick scheme, which unfortunately its not.How to Build Wealth in 2024 with This Real Estate “Strategy” (youtube.com)Episode #870 If you want to build wealth through real estate, you’ll need a real estate “strategy.”

Branson MO is a very popular choice for both LTR and STR market with lower median price points and consistently draws over 9 million visitors.

The only thing unique to these coaches is that you pay them thousands of dollars for brainwashing, sorry, I mean, "motivation".Now I don't know anything about Joe Mccall but everything the OP posted screams snake oil salesman.

Once on the verge of being scrapped, the ship has undergone $45 million in repairs, boosting visitor numbers and profitability.