I do think the seasonal factor is huge.

I help my cleaner in the busy season (although I still can't fold a fitted sheet properly!).  

Markets generally slow during the fall/winter season.

Unless you are a seasoned real estate investor with professional title searching skills, I wouldn't do this.

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It has my peak seasons 2-3 times higher then my competitors but I think it's way too high and I'm going to have to drop prices dramatically later to get a booking.

Sell the home- I would keep the home vacant and wait until spring season to sell.

A couple options… 1) Coast as is until March for better selling season, more buyers, higher price. 2) Raise the rent at least half way to market.

If you are paying no rent in your parents beach house that could bring in a lot more to your family being rented as a beach house during the season. 

And then do it again.It is actually possible to have a super experienced General Contractor, a very deep pockets money partner, and still lose money on a flip.The most common reason, in my experience, is having a project run over schedule and placing the property on the market during the off-season.