I may buy in the upper jungle/cloud forest and then keep renting where I am currently since prices are dirt cheap.

Operators that are open and able to offer combined usages for slower seasons, such as mid term discounted extended stay rates in the winter, can improve lower estimated production in the off-seasons. 

In some markets, seasonality increases rents in the summer vs. winter, but this typically runs ~5-10%.

A bit about the land: it’s in a neighborhood located in a national forest about 40 minutes from a bustling and growing city (Mount Pleasant, SC).

It looks like I’m in famine mode in the slow season, which I didn’t think would arrive until winter.

I noted the year-over-year increase in STR permits, the decrease in average nightly revenue, and the sentiment that economically-incentivized sellers would flood the market after this winter season (effectively increasing housing supply and decreasing prices).

When their lease ended in August, you could have offered them to sign another one-year lease, or they could pay a higher fee for a monthly rental to offset the risk you face of a winter vacancy.When my tenants are up for renewal, I give them three choices:1.

During the slower winter months, we convert some STR properties to MTR. 

He is always helpful and accountable,  shoveling snow alongside me on winter days, keeping me informed about issues as they come up, etc. 

Columbus has all 4 seasons and it really is not that bad with the winter.