It is undergoing a boom from development and tourism.

We get a bit of tourism in Bend Oregon and Im in a nice part of town across from a big park, so I think there may be a good opportunity to do vacation rentals.

One down side I see is that younger generations are embracing more of a minimalist life style.

Same for tourism, are you seeing more tourists year on year or just relative to what you saw in the early days of the pandemic.

I totally agree about Airbnb saturation, and with Tripadvisors'/Flipkey's massive customer service issues on both the renter and owner side, not having a solid property management company in place could be devastating.That being said, nothing can replace natural beauty, ease of travel to and from is incredibly easy from anywhere on the east coast, so the allure will remain.One thing I will say that would most certainly and quite seriously hamper tourism in PR, and pretty much most of the Caribbean, a lifted embargo with Cuba.

You can use the extra savings, as well as just embracing a more frugal lifestyle to save for the OOS investments. 

The economy is still not strong enough yet to embrace an Austin-like culture.Back then, I would share, “If I fix a property in Five Palms, I am not looking to market to someone who lives in Alamo Heights… I am marketing to those who live in the area.”

A diverse manufacturing and retail base, and for tourism we're 45 minutes away from Branson, MO (the Nashville of the Ozarks). 

Find things to embrace and surrender the resistance. 

The question then becomes, in an area that is highly dependent on service workers for a successful tourism trade, etc., where are those workers supposed to live, and how far can they reasonably be expected to drive and pay for transportation while still being able to have enough for their living expenses?