I have a handyman in Albert Lea...will get this done all in about 3K.This is in one of the nicer neighborhoods in town, right next to a golf course, with residential development nearby, market rate rents, and owner/occupied houses, some new development, and some other duplexes.   

I also like the concept of a golf cart community with beach access nearby, but welcoming of vacation rentals - or is that a unicorn?

You will want to avoid markets where a single industry dominates the local economy in the number of jobs since these kinds of markets a incredibly susceptible to swings in the market.Census Bureau: Building Permits Survey (BPS)The purpose of the Building Permits Survey (BPS) is to provide national, state, and local statistics on the number and valuation of new privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in the United States.

I tried to golf 3x a week and it gets boring.

For starters, are there any other Frisbee Golf Fanatics on the board?

We have dozens of top-notch golf courses, the annual Carolina Country Music Festival, a few annual bike rallies, and the Myrtle Beach Convention Center which hosts dozens of expos and events throughout the year. 

They are the people you stay in touch with, go out to lunch or dinner with, send Christmas cards to, go golfing with, etc...

Michigan has everything to offer in terms of outdoor activities, including hunting, skiing, ice fishing, golf, and every water sport imaginable, as well as inexpensive venues at which to enjoy them. 

It might make sense to come to a reasonable rent for a win-win and just make sure they have the proper insurance in place naming you as an additional insured.....a child dying on a playset can get expensive.We just had that happen recently in roswell where a daycare operator was short staffed and went inside to attend to a small child....another little boy got his head caught in a swing and died.  

It has 3 golf courses (designed by Nicklaus, Watson and Palmer), a tennis center and water park.