were literally too afraid to approach the Wynwood area before to it becoming a booming and blossoming art hub full of fresh tourists.

You'll likely want to pick an area that either targets a specific niche (think Arts District for culture travelers or Financial District for business travelers) or pick the tourist/convention centers such as South Park, near Staples Center.There are a lot of hotels planned Downtown and that are coming online and under construction make sure you understand hotel rates and have a value proposition to set you apart.best of luck!

But it got me in the game and they’re in great areas🙏That being said, this year I really would like to purchase a vacation home / STR in a touristic place like a Pigeon Forge, Broken Bow, Destin, etc. 

EXCELLENT WoRKno doubt the location of where you are or where your rentals are most definatly helps especislly if your in or near a tourist destination.

The nightly rentals do extremely well and as with most tourist towns, long term rentals are hard to come by, so those also do well.  

Plenty of money being poured into businesses in the local area, and that is something you love to see, and there are many more projects currently going on Downtown that I haven't mentioned in this post.High Point is home to NC's top tourist attraction of the year The Qubein Children's Museum, something interesting I didn't know.High Point's largest employers are Ralph Lauren employing about ~2,600 people and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist employing ~2,100.High Point's premier school is High Point University, which as of 2020 report 5,617 students with a 98.4% full time student rate. 

Summer, tourist, love bug, and mosquito hahaha

I think the one exception is if the mall is a tourist attraction; then it is a busy as the airport.

Successful STRs work in a wide variety of places beyond tourist destinations.  

Hi GuysA friend did not have any income for the last 2 years to family circumstances,He was able to get a loan prior to that quite easy, he also has a decent amount of cash in the bank-Given he will need a guarantor to sign his loan should the bank refuse-Will I , as a non US resisent Yet I have tourist visa and a US bank account be able to sign as his guarantor?