It’s the path of least resistance when it comes to obtaining compensation for their clients (and themselves).

Interesting article that tries to explain why bookings are down.Part of it is weather and the other part illness.Anyway, link below for your reading pleasure.https://www.airdna.co/blog/airdna-market-review-us-january-2024?

For Northwest Indiana, while January saw a slower start than anticipated due to weather conditions and possibly a lack of awareness about current mortgage rates, the outlook remains positive.

Rental properties will always be a good investment, WHEN purchased at the RIGHT price, when held long term, when located in at least a DECENT location, and when the owner has the financial staying power to weather an economic EVENT.  

TIA. a shipping container home. you can buy them prebuilt. stack them like "apartments" or connect multiple for larger units. structurally sound, weather and fire resistant. they look cool. and because of their size the entire house can be built in a shop (no bad weather days holding up a build.) loaded on a truck and unloaded at your site.

When someone is exploring where to dump a ton of money, it would be smart to explore all options...not just the city with the best weather and tacos :-)

Then you have the ability to buy and weather storms. 

There’s still 80-plus golf courses, I pay $2600 in property taxes on a 4br house with a pool, most people are kind and generous, weather is wonderful (but still lows in the 30’s in February!)

Also - April - June are great times to visit the Midwest - weather is reasonable and that is easily the hottest time of the year for our real estate market!

Following this, both the Average Nightly Rate (ANR) and occupancy experience a slowdown until the beginning of February.February - Marked as the high season, February consistently stands out as one of the best months due to favorable weather conditions in Florida and colder climates elsewhere.