These are last minute visitors who fill in the holes on my calendar.

The Casino was able to attract a lot of visitors from the Bay Area who would otherwise go to Reno or Lake Tahoe.

Just in case anyone is interested, STR do really well in the Joshua Tree area (45 minutes from Palm Springs area in the high desert) due to the national park (millions of visitors a year, celebrities, etc).

If you stick with a vacation area that gets a lot of visitors, you can succeed.

It seems like just the COA event visitors would not sustain a STR investment, but I could be wrong.

While I really enjoyed the towns of Camden and Rockland -- they frequently appear high in Maine visitor guides -- I preferred the Downeast region closer to Acadia. 

Some take some tweaking over time in areas and team members.  2 another reason is I invest in markets where I like to visit or have families. 

This kind of project can have a seasoned builder to wake up screaming at night (ask me how I know :-).

I will not use vinyl plastic flooring wither, it screams cheap...engineered wood is just a bit higher in price and well worth it in looks and durability.

Our area receives 12+ million visitors annually so there are plenty of opportunities to capture those that don't have their hearts set on a log cabin.You are correct that the entry cost for condos is less than cabins.