The silver lining of an event like this is the money spent for rebuilding and replacement of household goods will prime the economy. 

Most of the software out there will provide you with the applicant's comprehensive criminal, credit and eviction history. 

Here is a spreadsheet you can check out to get an idea on all the different expenses, although it's not a totally comprehensive list it will get your brain thinking about all the different things that are involved with setting up and running an STR. https://www.dropbox.com/s/iveuyp53dj3prpb/Vacation...Best of luck!

I would imagine they'd have some of the most comprehensive numbers available.

@Max Householder You don't look like you weigh 800 pounds!

Forbes and the Seattle times covered the Wenatchee Valley in 2017 (25 best places to retire list) https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/wenatche...Steve, I enjoyed this read last summer too, http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/aug/25/seatt...I will say this though, the median household income relative to home price gives me pause.

WOW, @Patricia Steiner,  thanks so much for the comprehensive plan!!

Hair smexie as can be smelled a lil funny and ( was going to say "but"... but that makes no sense so I kept it as "and") was brilliant beyond comprehension.

Unemployment numbers, percent of population between 20 and 34 and then 55+ Vacancy rates, median household income, per capita income, median home price, to name a few.4. after you lay out the numbers for each market you can then get a clearer picture of which market will best suit your needs.Use resources like Viewpoint 2019, Berkadia 2019 national apartment forecast, 2019 Multifamily investment forecast to help aid you.An article I wrote on this exact topic can be found here  https://pikecountyreia.org/picking-a-real-estate-market/ Please feel free to reach out to me if I can add value to you in any way.  

A comprehensive review if you will.While I got valuable information and knowledge while typing in literally hundreds of search queries and terms out on google related to global real estate markets, hotspots and real estate trends, I found that to be an extremely inefficient way to acquire expertise/knowledge because many search results repeat themselves over and over and that lacks focus.