Try working an overtime shift once a week to make a better car more affordable.You should strongly consider your wife working from home.If she has computer skills and/or secretary training,she could easily be a virtual assistant to several real estate agents who need help with their paperwork,a reservation specialist for a travel and tourism company,or another customer service specialist.There are many jobs that can be done without leaving home and neglecting the children.

As you said the companies moving here and the job creation with the tourism make for good insulation. 

Hey Jeff,To be clear these townhomes that I'm looking at are not in Tennessee and not near the Smokeys or Gatlinburg, they are on the NC side of things and in an area that's much less dynamic and tourism driven than the areas you are referring to.

It's market is extremely active and will remain so for a little while longer; the solidity is grounded in geographic location, climate, diverse employment base (ever expanding), higher education, hospitality/tourism, music and entertainment, the list goes on and on.

They don't have the tourism that power boat lakes do. 

On the plus side, you the fall of the Turkish lira (which is the reflection of huge economic problems though) and tourism.

It’s clear that Amazon’s footprint is one of the main reasons the market is booming, but education and tourism are also having a significant impact on the economy.

Here is an article talking about making them pay a bed tax in Florida. http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/tourism/airb...There are more articles if you do a Search online.

Belize tourism numbers are growing and development is limited due to the island geography. 

Tourism has definitely increased due to exposure from outlets like Nat Geo because of the manatees.