There is also niche traveling progressional that could compliment an STR.Which has been the better success rate for investors in the area?

I live in Maine, but my sister lives in Wilmington. 

Buy a couple rentals, quit your job and travel the world is not realistic (anymore).As a city we have a lot of problems with OOS investors who do not take care of their properties. 

ive been with Travelers for several years on one of my rentals. 

In addition to being near the street car, we were surrounded by historic buildings such as the Anne Rice Estate House and a variety of the city's highest ranked restaurants that are regularly featured on travel channels such as Shaya.

While it's a topic for another day, I'm concerned over the softening of the market for domestic travel (although personally, it's great the US $ is doing so well).

This is a big negative for me from ever wanting to do a MTR.There may be exceptions to this if your property is in a high demand area like a large hospital where there are many traveling nurses.

Hello, I'm exploring short-term rental (STR) investment opportunities within a maximum 4-hour travel distance from NYC.

If i sell this, i may be able to net between 189k - 230k depending on what i get, not including fees (agent)  and capital gainsGoalTo be financially independent in 5 years or less so i can travel the world more.

It cost more and takes more time for housekeeping to clean when there are extra people.I can't see that my bookings have increased whatsoever and as a traveler that booked a house through VRBO/Evolve last year, I found the booking process to be a little cumbersome.