When my father went to ask for the hand of my wife for our wedding, he insulted my wife's family.

For pure short term rental, further Southwest Austin has a ton of wedding venues with hill country appeal that also do well in peak season for rentals. 

We have properties on the beach that are ideal for destination weddings, and have already had quite a few people find our homes organically and rent for this purpose.

It would be great for families, family reunions, wedding parties, etc.

I would wait for the next major downturn if you are wedded to investing here.I've posted this bit elsewhere and I'll share it again:I live in Silicon Valley, and I'm an investment advisor who specializes in real estate.

I found my hot girlfriend when she was 18, and we just celebrated our 47th wedding anniversary!

And wearing a fake wedding ring only works if you're good at lying and don't have any subs that you used before and who know differently.

The second is a family issue (wedding coming up) that has to be taken care of first. 

In those years: my family grew by 2, we bought our personal residence to fit our family of 5, and paid in full for our wedding/ honeymoon. 

I would wait for the next major downturn if you are wedded to investing here, however, I think it would be good for your to at least consider to sell some now and diversify.I've posted this bit elsewhere and I'll share it again:I live in Silicon Valley, and I'm an investment advisor who specializes in real estate.