All 4 strategies you listed are definitely viable (and s/o to Hocking Hills, 90 mins away, for #4 - it's already est. at 5M visitors per year).I know local folks expect the economic impact to reach and exceed the $100B figure you listed.

@Frankie Lester that may be true that no one buys D class for appreciation but let’s also remember that Vegas is getting a NFL team in a couple years and a soccer or hockey team which is sure to bring in more visitors and eventually residents.

Visitors to the Smokies don’t have to get in the crowds to enjoy their time here.

Anyone with experience have do’s/dont’s or tips on how to raise occupancy rate while avoiding nightmare visitors?

They are tracked to a residential location (10-30% of website visitors can be tracked in that way).3.

I mean you can't get immediate sale to a "cold" visitor (= "awareness funnel stage"), who see you first time calling him to "buy now".

That might seem like a lot..however, in 2014 we had 2,410,214 visitors - nearly 200,000 visitors every month, which outnumbers the residents.Aloha,Jeff

A balanced market is typically around 6 months of inventory, so a lower number represents a seller's market with limited inventory.Las Vegas ranks 9th in "10 Cities Where Home Prices Have Skyrocketed the Most Over the Past 10 Years," with Atlanta (8), Phoenix (4), Boise (2), and Detroit (from $53,800 to $245,700, a 357% increase) completing the top 10 list.The first Punk Rock Museum in the US opened in Las Vegas with a comprehensive collection of punk music, lifestyle, and culture; it features a bar, tattoo parlor, wedding chapel, and jam room where visitors can play instruments played by famous punk rockers.

Anyone visit or have an opinion?

Mostly because we don't want to rent it but have had great experiences hosting international visitors years ago and are semi-retired so could spend some time elsewhere.