I have partners that build in resort areas and they always keep a house they can live in or visit.  

Yeah, I have to say that rent control should really be a tool of last resort, because it doesn't work very well.

Purchased 2 units in the Dunes Resort.

The downsides include property management is costly, more so that inland, or more than in regular non resort areas. 

I would have to resort to the Missouri tenant..

Hey all, I'm trying to pin down the workflow of finding leads other than resorting to listsource.com.

So you have to plan for the peaks and valleys and hold proper reserves.I am talking about RV parks with buildings also more of a mini-resort.

There's a virtually limitless amount of single family vacation homes there which drives rates way down.In contrast, a property on a ski resort generally has a good location and relatively low supply but the occupancy isn't consistent throughout the year.

HOA fees in some of the resorts can eat quite a chunk out of your monthly income. 

Since disney has announced parking fees will be inforced at their resorts , it has many vacationers upset and alternatives may be what they will be looking at.