Then the local govmit gets wind of it and low and behold they start to outlaw them. this will happen I bet in non tourist neighborhoods..  

Worked long ago in the service industry in a waterfront tourist town which catered to an eclectic crowd.

It really depends on the market and to a large part whether it is an urban market or a tourist destination.   

Yet, I'm not sure that buying real estate in a foreign country is the right thing to do as an adventure so your decision to hold off on that makes sense, given your specific circumstances.Most people who are looking to buy properties in Mexico and reach out to me for help do so after they've come back from a trip/stay in Mexico because they can see for their own eyes what's going on and can figure out what's going to happen there and they want a piece of the action.Once you get to Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit, you'll witness with your own eyes the ever growing hordes of tourists and remote workers.

Although it depends on location one thing that I have found is that in vacation and tourist areas many of the locals and individuals in the hospitality sector absolutely HATE Airbnb and other short term rentals. 

Fairbanks isn't nearly as busy as Anchorage or some of the tourist hotspots. 

Prices are better than in Galveston and even Port Aransas, but Crystal Beach doesn’t have the “other than the beach” tourist draw that Galveston and Port Aransas currently have.

However, it's close enough to the main tourist area that it has been quite successful. 

Investing in TODs near the Brightline station can be lucrative, as it would attract commuters, tourists, and residents seeking convenient access to the train service.3.

We're running similar numbers at our family residence, a 3300 sq ft Victorian in a beautiful, small, gold rush, tourist town in CA....walking distance to the historic downtown which enables us to rent out a tiny studio apartment on the first floor via Airbnb for 3-4 times the rate of a long term renter.Also, converted one of the master bedrooms with a private exterior entrance into another small studio by simply closing off an interior door, renting that out, too.Leaving our family with a high end, private 2500 sq ft house with 4 beds/2 ba, family room, dining, living, garage, etc.