Respond to inbound calls during the day/lunch.

I also have a private FB group that I add tremendous value to as far as answering questions, posting relevant content and connecting investors.Weekly, try to create a valuable content piece and a weekly podcast to use for inbound marketing.Always look to position yourself as an expert, as Napoleon Hill spoke about in his writings.  

I can say that if you have an area that has a high tourism demand then the margins you can make are far better than a traditional rental.

But that equity will take a huge hit.My market is tied into the west coast urban markets, and my investments are tourism based.

(it's in my missis' name and leased to me for 30 years but still a risk worth mentioning)If my gut is wrong and there isn't room for a middle-market short term rental, I'm down a serious chunk of cash.Pai is reliant on tourism.

One thing to consider when purchasing a vacation rental is to look at the amount of domestic tourism, or stay-cationers that visit the area.

Shepherd is a historical town with lots of old buildings and such that have been restored and they get a lot of tourism because of it.

Have you looked into any inbound marketing like getting a lead generation site, and then running AdWords or Facebook campaigns?

Tourism demand is much lower compared to other FL cities.There's nothing wrong with that - but it doesn't fit our model.

Maybe target areas that have a lot of tourism year round.