It's just hard to prove that the tenant caused the issue, since as time passes the drain tends to accumulates as well.

Cold calling and direct mail tends to find the most success among small-mid sized teams.

Because rents here tend to outpace inflation over time.

Hardi-plank tends to handle abuse much better over time.

My vacation market we are around $800 per night so the clientele is more family oriented and tend to spend most days in national parks or out adventuring.

They tend to go out quickly and rarely look as good. 

Investing out of state can definitely offer better cash flow opportunities, especially in states like Indiana, Alabama, and Ohio where property prices are lower and landlord-tenant laws tend to favor landlords.

Properties with no mortgage tend to be lawsuit targets. 

The no-show rate for prospective tenants in this area tends to be quite high.

We see it in our market here in College Station, Tx. also... the bigger properties do really well during our peak season but tend to be pretty stagnant during the week and sometimes even the weekend during our slower season.