DaniellePinellas is in the "Tampa Bay" area and is very in-demand for vacationers. 

There are key words that vacationers are looking for, and those words help fill in the blanks of the mental image of their much anticipated vacation. 

Paul Smythe Don't overthink it, pretend you're a vacationer and look on each site.

One thing I like about myrtle rentals are you get beach vacationers of course but you also get golf renters, and lots of baseball teams as well.

Las Vegas's annual population growth is between 2% and 3%.The combination of an almost fixed supply of properties and a continually increasing population almost guarantees that prices and rents will rise.Mid-Term RentalsUnlike short-term rentals which are primarily occupied by vacationers, mid-term rentals are primarily occupied for business purposes.

It makes sense to invest in vacation rental for the benefits of rental income, appreciation, and a place to vacation (I mean, "check on the condition of your investment). but the initial capital and monthly outlay is intimidating to think about if vacationer's disposable income dries up. 

That's going to be very important in these markets for vacationers. 

In the Asheville area, you'll have less of those type of guests but a higher frequency of vacationers.

I've checked with several STR property managers in the area (I'm not going to use them) but they are slammed with demand and have stated they are short so many homes with week-long vacationers looking to rent.

how well known is the area you are looking to go for the huge International vacationers that come to FloridaOrlando gets my vote on all of these questions, it was built for STR and has dozens of communities that are designated for STR usage.