What trends are you seeing the the Sarasota area to set short term rentals apart from the competition?

If you're from a ag-heavy area, they've likely had calls of loose animals before.

Lizards too, but they're cute and not nearly as heavy in the gross out department as "Palmetto Bugs." 

And now the interest rates are pretty low, so more cash flow for a crash.Two, when the market crashes, there are millions of people that will abandon investing, leaving the investing world with less competition.

I find it odd that buyers and sellers typically end up in a competition with each other. 

This makes for some rather fierce competition.

great property with no competition.

They usually have very competitive products.Vacancy might be a touch low.

The site sends out requests to local pros and they can competitively bid out your job(s). 

As far as the heavy investing toward retirement, real estate is really only one piece of the puzzle for me.