We also did it for the freedom to travel at will.In January I went on a cruise to the Caribbean, contracted a deal, waved my wand and Bam, $20k assignment later, my eyes were opened to the concept of less work, more living..... but how?

Don't let a small bump in the road let you stop from reaching the final destination..

Phoenix is obviously going to be leading the charge on that.The main population segments moving here are going to be:1) Retirees from colder states (Florida #1 destination, Arizona #2) Over 10,000 people turn 65 every day.2) Younger Generations from California (mostly from SoCal - Median home price is double Phoenix's)The main thing that'll keep the ball rolling is young families from more expensive markets like California.

Any attempt at walking a line between the two is destined to fail.

  - I'm sure you've thought of this already, but your town doesn't have to be tourist-heavy to be a good airbnb location - I've seen wildly successful short term rentals located near universities and hospitals and nowhere near a tourist destination. 

Reminds me of when we hit a big storm during my last cruise... wife and I watched the crew scrambling around to remove all the lounge chairs from the deck before they started sprouting wings.And thanks for the pointers! 

So I decided to play it safe and noticed that Austin is a very popular AirBnb destination, so there's always that option as plan B.

Spend some time out there, cruise a list of houses as often as you can, and just sit in these different pockets until you get a good feel for what you’re looking for.I’ll DM you my neighborhood and some places I like though if you’re interested 

These are paid off, proven properties, and may be on cruise control.

(Flying and cruising from Siesta Key will be pennies on the dollar vs.