A vacation rental is easy to remotely self manage so don't limit yourself to an area that isn't a vacation destination. 

COLUMBUS, Ohio —Central Ohio is witnessing an unprecedented economic surge.The region is becoming a preferred destination for major corporations such as Wells Fargo, Intel, Google and Honda.

I'm in your area as well (Daphne), and I invest from the Eastern Shore to Destin, FL. 

There’s definitely a market to get into private ownership of golf courses particularly if you can turn them into destinations for events and weddings to boost after hours revenue and build up your tournament schedule.The new buyers of our town course have set a 5 year plan for generating more business, attracting more tournaments, and hosting more small events by having a functional restaurant with good food for the first time in years.

. +1Define the destination and the vehicle to get you there becomes much more obvious. 

Churchill said, “You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” 

So, we'd be getting out of a landlord-unfriendly state, getting better cash flow, moving our asset to our planned destination, and turning some of that profit into tax free cash if we decide to sell it after living in it. 

So it's crazy, government manipulated economy, that's why all the hot chinese money are bidding up markets like Australia and the US. particularly in the US they buy in California and New York (as mostly seen on TV)you can get involved in the following:1, DSP - Destination Service Provider, help expats in Shanghai RENT local housing or office, be a broker or a guide. 2, help Chinese investors invest in overseas real estate market. 

Brandon, the big destinations are pretty saturated, but it depends on the numbers if you want to jump in those pools. 

In 5 years we've only had 1 person arrive that didn't read it, and they just went to Walmart and bought bedding.Hope that helps.MikeSeems to be the standard in many beach destinations that predate online booking.