As if there were no tenants in other areas LOLToday I know that tnenats are a little like tourists, they prefer living in an owner occupied area.

Next, the Obama Library will eventually be built creating a few jobs and more tourist to the area which will be another economic anchor in the community (I have discounted the Library as an outright stimulus for growth in the area. 

SA just approved a 10yr, $300 million project to renovate the Alamo plaza, and lots of other neat little tourist projects.

Journalism is a noble profession, but often when writers are covering complicated, multifaceted subjects like real estate investing, they come across as authorities on the subject by virtue of the context - It's printed in the WSJ afterall- but the writers are covering the topic as "tourists", writing about a subject that they have very little first hand experience with. 

Closer to points of interest like tourist attractions, transportation, jobs all typically increases the rents.5.

Also think about:-target market. will you rent to tourists, travelling professionals, college students, etc.?

@Justin Knighten I am new to real estate investing but am looking to start STR’s specifically in and around the Shenandoah National Park and VA wine country.  

I’ve been wining it but been doing it just a month and have made $6600 PT.

Because the Fort Myers/Naples area tends to be more upscale, I'm seeing a lot of self storage companies converting portions of their buildings into wine storage and climate controlled vehicle storage which may be one of the ways that they're trying to diversify and break into new market share.

Workers just need to live outside the city(s) leaving the downtown/touristy areas for tourists.