That said, I ended up passing on that type of location for my first STR and instead bought in Greenville SC where there is a good mix of appreciation and STR cashflow that is not wholly dependent on tourism.

The majority of my properties are also in Monmouth County.Although I do have luck in Bound Brook, the returns aren't as strong as Monmouth County, but they are still strong.

What do you mean by "inbound marketing"?  

This is probably an article that you might need to read: http://www.pwc.com/en_US/us/state-local-tax/publications/assets/pwc-multistate-us-tax-issues-for-inbound-companies.pdf

Slybroadcast.com is 250$ for 5000 voicemails and they allow you to run campaignsHigher response ratio from actual sellersCons;RVM actually rings the persons phone once, so alof the people who call back havent even listened to the voicemail but just called back the person they saw called.Accuracy of phone numbers greatly determines the effeciveness of the RVM systemif blasting more than 1k voicemails at once, inbound calls can be extremely overwhelming, and your still sorting for motivation.

Perhaps I am one of the Crazies LOL but I see the state of Fla ,Certain parts of Tex and Arizona as being " Gods Waiting Room " To me a majority of the Fla State economy is based on Retirement , Hospitalty , Tourism and Service industrys .

I know tourism in Mexico has suffered which is the reason RE is down by what seems like over 50% so my strategy is not for immediate cash flow.

It's a very volatile business environment there with much higher risk, much harder to get financing, the economy is based almost entirely on tourism, etc.

Focus on areas where tourism is strong (which is most parts of Florida), population is increasing, near beaches, and government is planning large infrastructure investments such as transportation like highways, airports, etc.  

That being said, I agree with you that typically bringing tourism and industry to any location is a plus.