It happens to be near a tourist destination (Oregon wine country).

If you are looking to earn cash flow most folks head to the Midwest to buy rentals.ClevelandIndyKC All very popular destinations for out of state investors looking for cash flow.

Once we rented a U-Haul truck, loaded it and drove it to the tenant's next destination to get the tenant out on time.

Don't let a small bump in the road let you stop from reaching the final destination..

Phoenix is obviously going to be leading the charge on that.The main population segments moving here are going to be:1) Retirees from colder states (Florida #1 destination, Arizona #2) Over 10,000 people turn 65 every day.2) Younger Generations from California (mostly from SoCal - Median home price is double Phoenix's)The main thing that'll keep the ball rolling is young families from more expensive markets like California.

Any attempt at walking a line between the two is destined to fail.

  - I'm sure you've thought of this already, but your town doesn't have to be tourist-heavy to be a good airbnb location - I've seen wildly successful short term rentals located near universities and hospitals and nowhere near a tourist destination. 

So I decided to play it safe and noticed that Austin is a very popular AirBnb destination, so there's always that option as plan B.

It is our first destination when we start traveling without our daughter (now 17).

Down the road when I'm more comfortable I can see myself going out of state, but I don't think I want to for my first experience.If I'm totally honest, I'm probably too risk-averse to make my first property(ies) outside of comfortable driving distance (max 3-4 hours), leading me to look in places like the high desert (Joshua Tree, Yucca Valley, etc) or mountain destinations like Lake Arrowhead/Big Bear.