I have no connection with the Branson BBB or Tourism.

That the jobs are not tourism dependent and "essential" and the rent to purchase ratio is closer to the 1% rule than you will find in Tampa or Orlando.

Think travel/tourism companies that have been hit hard (cruises, airlines, hotels, Disney, etc.).

However, tourism is picking up and evidently many people are using it as a bedroom community for working in Nanaimo.

When they return in August happens to coincide with a slowdown in tourism, so it would probably make the most sense to just work it out where they have the entire house during the school year; but I suppose if they had an interest in just renting the upstairs unit all year, I could consider trying to continue to airbnb the house all year.

There is not much tourism but mainly passing through.

I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Hospitality & Tourism. 

It does get a bit more complicated when you're talking about purchasing a property specifically for this purpose due to regulations (I have to answer to a state, a county, a town, and a village, who at any point can change their laws), the ebb and flow of tourism in a region, and your positioning within the region.  

It seems like returns might be better in Hawaii when looking at the constant tourism and high occupancy, but its hard to tell if the margins are tighter there or in Colorado Springs. 

Not just real estate but tourism sites too.