I use that term loosely to define the high property prices that are caused by Cape Town being a holiday destination and quite frankly, a very, very beautiful city to live in.I have started looking at finding deals around universities like UWC.

The city of Destin requires vacation rentals to be "registered" with the city annually.

Hopefully this will work well for you but I'm not sure the it's the ideal destination for the newbie real estate investor though.Since you asked us to share our successes, I'll take the example of Mexico, who has had a very different attitude towards foreign investors.

A $100,000 property might not be what your destination is, but it can certainly be an enabler for you as someone will pay you more than you paid for it in a few years. 

The good news is that very few spouses will ever say that they flat out just don't want passive income, the challenge is only in how you arrive at that destination within their risk tolerance.

Second, Typically numbers that get thrown around for returns in PCB- Destin are 20% return.

What I've always sensed is that real estate (for you and many others) is simply one vehicle taking you to your destination. 

@Jalen De Leon Vegas is a popular destination for vets.  

I suspect it won't affect the tenant much as it is a destination place rather than a drive thru/must have ingress access.

Recent international travel has been diminished vs drive-to destinations in the US for STR's, so one of my questions is about the viability of out of country vacation rentals currently and projections going forward.I hope that helps focus some perspective.