Saturation, higher interest rates, higher sales prices all make it more difficult to be profitable. 

I think places like Bryson city are getting over saturated and there’s just not enough demand.  

Directing downspouts further from the house or adding dirt to create slope away from the house to try to make the soil adjacent to the foundation less saturated with water and less likely to heave and push on the foundation.

Hard to believe we are saying that right now about he smokys but it isn’t beyond the realm of possibility.I’m not sure how much market analysis you have done, but cabins in this area could possibly be approaching some saturation levels.

Plan A being the most profitable (STR), Plan B being a medium term rental (if laws change, STR market saturation occurs), and of course plan C being an LTR.  

Most investors agree it's getting saturated. 

If the area is saturated with STR's for example cabins in the Smokies or say SFR's in Myrtle Beach the appraiser will calculate using STR income.All of that being said, there may be some banks/lenders that are more sensitive to STR's and they may have additional rules on top of the general Conventional guidelines. 

Just throw it up on Airbnb/VRBO with dynamic pricing software and places would rent themselves.But with saturation and competition much higher now, if you want to maximize revenue, you've really got to put in more time.Some people can still get away with a minimal time investment because they are on pre-covid mortgages and don't need to come anywhere close to maximizing revenue to cash flow nicely. 

@Catherine Underwood I doubt it is over saturated.

Worried rental market in that area may become over saturated