And, while I can't speak to Gulf Shores or the panhandle specifically, I know a number of friends that bought a property assuming Airbnb/STR would be the saving grace, to be out of the business within 18 months because they could never push rents because they had an ordinary product competing in a sea of ordinary product. 

I'm considering bulying a 22 acre property that has a productive avocado and lemon grove on it as well as a home for my family and a separate residence for my parents.

You guys should also be aware that this can happen when you list a house for sale as well.We listed my grandmother's house for sale last year after she passed away, and within just a couple days, our listing agent was getting calls about "the house for rent."

And for my wife who is our listing agent and actually has to build the pre sales for these  buyers..

Any glance at the local market will immediately show you 50-100 airbnbs in the poconos who are for sale due to owners who didnt have time to work on them.

I’m a Buy And Hold type of guy but the sale is calling me after running the numbers.

I'd like to invest the proceeds from the sale of my home in Massachusetts.

My purpose for the HELOC is to get into a property without having a home sale contingency to increase my odds of the offer getting accepted.

The idea that you can build wealth without putting any money into it is a recipe for disaster and the sales pitch of gurus trying to steal your money.

Most new STR investors are purchasing the cheapest product they can find and filling it with average amenities as they think it is a "safe play".