And I've been looking forward to the day that I would open myself to this community and embrace it and become a part of it, but I've hesitated for a loooong time for some unknown reason.

Tourism is probably 80% or more of their economies.

It sounds like you have a great rental with the full year of tourism going on.

This can be a good opportunity in tourism where people can come to shop for Christmas tree and also spend a day there.

As much as you may have viewed some of it as an attack on you personally, I implore you to embrace the old adage, "a still tongue keeps a wise head." 

You have heard this before; Overcoming your fears, and anxiety is the biggest hurdle that can be alleviated with adequate education of REISelf Study ->Paid-Education (local REIA), ->Meet, ->Volunteer -> finding a Mentor is the process I'm embracing at this point.Good Luck !

You have heard this before; Overcoming your fears, and anxiety is the biggest hurdle that can be alleviated with adequate education of REISelf Study ->Paid-Education (local REIA), ->Meet, ->Volunteer -> finding a Mentor is the process I'm embracing at this point.Choose one Strategy to master (Buy and Hold, Flip, BRRR, House Hack), One market (Area), and Investment type (SFH, and MFM)Good Luck !

For example, I live closest to Maryland and Delaware beaches (Ocean City MD, Lewes, DE, Bethany beach, DE, etc.) however, these areas only have strong tourism during summer months (May-August).

Plus big cities have great tourism which allows (certain) homes to be used as STRs, thereby exploding the ROI.

Eviction moratorium is not the end of the world, it's just an adjustment and like any adjustment in the market those who embrace the change and engineer the solutions will prosper, those who sit back and lament the "good old days" will wither away.