A general rule of thumb though (not a hard rule) is that if a market has a prolonged history of vacation rentals such as towns whose commerce is very dependent on tourism like beach or mountain towns, then there is a good chance than those towns have established their airBNB regulations decades ago and are likely stable.

Tourism is a growing segment, but by no means the city's main producer. 

The good places to start investing at the moment are places within a 10 min drive from main urban centers, and which have different types of residents (not just tourism, not just workers, etc).Feel free to reach out in case we may be of assistance.

I signed up for the Inbound Arbitrage course, but have decided that one definately is not for me.

Quote from @JD Martin: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: Quote from @Matthew Drouin: Small wine town is all I needed to hear.Seasonal tourism is usually not a great industry in which to build a sustainable business.There are probably higher and better uses of your capital near high velocity metro areas.We have small wine towns near our city in the finger lakes region of western NY.  

Unlike Vegas, where tourism can be hit-or-miss depending on conventions or events, Florida’s Panhandle delivers steady demand every season.

It’s a vacation destination with steady year-round tourism, and there are opportunities to find properties that cash flow well, especially centrally located condos or single-family homes in the $250k–$350k range.That said, the "right" market depends on your investment goals.

Focus on truly STR-friendly areas like parts of Woodstock or Hudson, where regulations support tourism.

Also, I agree with organic growth, we get some inbound leads and referrals and have a high conversation rate closing them, and they've been great clients so far.

in addition to the military growth the tourism from our emerald coast beaches is flourishing.