I’ve been doing a ton of research on it as I’ve been looking at Italy myself so I have been focused on the less densely populated but still very popular travel spots like Tuscany outside of Florence and Sicily though I’m nervous about Sicily and their major drought issues.

I bought a house last year that was very poorly managed by a local and popular PM.

The seminal book on the strategy, 30-Day Stay, published here on BiggerPockets and written by MTR pioneering investors Sarah Weaver and Zeona McIntyre, has helped popularize the method.

Definitely the most popular places are midwest and southeast.

I block off super popular dates (like 4th of July week), then unblock them 2-3 weeks beforehand with much higher prices than I would have gotten if I'd left them open 6 months ahead. 

Interestingly, the most popular dog breed across all three cities is the Labrador retriever.

Amenities: Is your property near popular attractions like lakes, hiking trails, ski resorts, or pools?

I knew I could easily find tenants/roommates as the area is popular for young adults.

Insurance is going to get more expensive, the government wants to keep people in homes, home equity financing is only growing in popularity, multiple generations are living under the same roof more, and all of those trends are going to lead to changes in how tax law is used and possibly the law itself.

Becoming more popular and less special every day, but there is a timeline where it will work for sure.