I read through a lot of the document “Pathways to Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050” released by the White House dot gov site.

The "B&B" business in Fredericksburg would be your competition and it is thriving. 

If you believe NYC will continue to thrive, then you should also believe that prices will increase over the long-term in the NYC Metro area.

Get off your butt and start taking action, you will never thrive in real estate if you are not pro active

I shopped around at a couple of banks and mortgage brokers and my mortgage broker (at Thrive Mortgages in San Antonio) gave me the best interest rate (4.3% fixed) and allowed me to put 10% down on a second home loan.Originally posted by @Erik Orozco:Hey Lauren,Congrats on taking action!

There is one particular community that thrives in STR.

I expect this plan to allow me to survive and thrive in a market crash if it ever comes here in Denver, and to consistently take advantage of the city's appeal if it doesn't.

Is it thriving?

If it isn't a thriving place you could be looking at a longer periods of vacancy.

The people whom I see that thrive in Killeen literally live in the community and self-manage, or have built their business to a scale that seems to be able to work (seems to be around 15-20 units, but that's anecdotal).