One of the reasons I bought a beach place is because STRs in the area we vacation started tightening up what breeds they would accept.

I am fortunate to be in a high appreciating beach area.   

. - $18M Business Sales of Veterinarians who sold multiple practices in Virginia and Indiana.Another example, was for a couple who sold their primary residence for $26M in Newport Beach defer $6M in capital gains tax.

Based on your post it kind of sounds like you want a beach/lake house but like the idea of it making money too.

Pete Beach area.

Purchase price: $118,000 Cash invested: $118,000 Tried to buy a place during the pandemic in NY but was getting outbid like crazy over 100k, so I was lucky enough to buy a condo in tulum mexico and do a short term rental. 1 bed, 1 bath, with community pol, 15 minutes away from the beach and 15 minutes away from the city.

Beach and ski market owners already know this, but for all the post-Covid Smokys owners this is the first year they are experience this and they are scared.

People that are good at branding and review designation can bury those low reviews and I wouldn't want to own someone's reviews but I am not your audience as far as a projected buyer as we purchased ours for a deal and they are both higher end beach stilt houses that are side by side and neither had been listed as a STR on any platform, we built it up with a direct book site and also use the platforms as well as the local website in the area to book. 

My mission beach units were over 95% for the year.  

I don't know much about it besides there's a plethora of churches, bars and beaches!