It is in a perfect location (off the square) in a very popular tourist town outside Austin, Texas. 

Fund and Grow appears to offer nothing more than one of those credit card stacking schemes that were popular here years ago.

Investing is tough here because its popular and saturated, but there are still good investments to be made.

Foremost and American Modern seem to be the most popular insurance companies for manufactured.Additionally, the home cannot be in a mobile home park, it cannot have been previously installed at another homesite, should be on a permanent foundation and/or fastened with hurricane tie-downs.

Where can I do to do some research and figure out weather this style of get away is still growing in popularity, or if it is on the decline? 

Upon searching the popular areas my graduate friends suggested (Uptown, The Village, Greenville), I have determined there is no way I can justify renting a property in that range.Funny enough, I am currently living out of a 2 bedroom condo north of Dallas (short term air bnb) for my internship with one of my college friends (we split rent).

Thousand Oaks has become increasing popular and has a lot going for it (major pharma, university, etc.).

Detroit seems popular for cash flow!

A popular Excel template is Vertex42 as it automatically includes spaces for property details, rental incomes, expenses, and a summarizing sheet.

Few complaints, popular, ubiquitous.