Here's a rundown of our current financial situation and REI experience:Current Properties:Short-term rental in the mountains of NC:- Owned outright- Grosses $2-4k per month- Valued at $400kCondo in Charlotte, NC (long-term rental):- Owned outright- Rents for $2.9k per month, cash-flowing $2k per month- Valued at $350kPrimary residence:- Located in NC- worth $800k, owe $200kMy wife is also a minority partner in an investment group that specializes in BRRRing foreclosed properties.

I'd rather just pay the slight premium to get into the bigger market, personally.Anecdotally, the STR Facebook groups I'm in are constantly full of posts with people in the Georgia mountains panicking about empty calendars. 

Location is good- right at the base of the mountain.

I've been the guy on the other side of the table "looking silly" so learn this lesson from me if you haven't already.

Im looking to connect with other STR owners across the North GA mountains.

And it's done to intimidate; but I turned the tables, and it's clear he isn't accustomed to that, nor does he like it when it's done to him. 

Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountain areas span multiple counties, and rentals have a wide range of pricing, depending on what people are looking for.

@Laura Casner Do you know how far it is to the water table?

For example, you can upload a table of say loan data, ask it to rearrange the data with only pertinent columns and rows, map out the addresses, apply formulas (ie.

Hot tubs are not a big draw here, but necessary in mountains IMO.The few times Ive been in NOLA (excluding Katrina with the Army :/) I did not feel like I needed a pool, nevertheless a hot tub.I would find the data and let the numbers guide you, but Im thinking maybe a plunge pool as mentioned above.