Over the past few years, Branson has also become a hotspot for short-term rental (STR) investors, and here's why:1. 10 months+ per year Tourism: One of the key factors contributing to Branson's robust STR market is its year-round appeal.

Because we know that these issues have little bearing on the property market and because we look at facts and statistics instead of basing our decisions on hearsay and fear mongering:- We know that many North Americans have invested there and the overall majority has never had any problems with it;- We know that, if we invest in the right places, we will make much higher capital gains that we can get in Canada or the US over time;- We know that tourism numbers keep increasing year after year, whereby we'll make a great return with short term rentals;- We know that more and more North Americans move to and retire in Mexico, to take advantage of the great weather, culture and the cheaper cost of life;- We know that our property is safe and isn't gonna be taken away from us.To conclude, I'm not going to try to convince you to invest in Mexico.

Like you were saying about the Woodlands, it would be prudent to avoid cities with economic drivers outside of tourism, as these places are starting to adopt anti-STR regulations.

The local PCB Tourism Board  has also dumped a lot of money into making us a year-round tourist destination.  

I ate the best pizza in South Africa, I got mugged in Cuba and then got my money back when I mugged my mugger, I got lost in the Sahara desert, I used the toilet in Ghandi’s child hood home, I met a girl in the Czech Republic and then another one in Thailand and then Spain, I ate amazing beef in Argentina, I partied with Russians in Moscow’s until sunrise, played soccer in Ghana and Turkey and Brazil, I saw the most amazing sunrise in Vietnam, I had Guinness in Ireland which taste better than anywhere in the world, I met my wife in Ecuador, I met incredible people everywhere and so on and so on and so on.

Virgin island have been hit hard by hurricanes in the past couple years and now the tourism is hit pretty hard...

I like Sisters too (almost moved there instead of Bend) but it seems a lot more tourism dependent and less diversified so I went where the bulk of the new job creation is happening.

Add in a few post WW2 development booms focused on returning GIs, retirees, and tourism and the result was mostly single-family homes and large apartment and condominium complexes. 

The Montgomery economy is not very tourism or hospitality focused so employment has stayed strong.

There is no tourism.