As a resident (who travels a lot) I would say the Midwest does not have the attractions like palm trees & beaches (the great lakes are cold) or amazing mountain ranges, which often come with some disadvantages like high cost of living or hut/humid weather, stroms etc. 

@ Caprice Watkins check out Elkhart Lake for better STVR opportunities. 

Based on your post it kind of sounds like you want a beach/lake house but like the idea of it making money too.

It’s amazing to see how much the market has changed since then..and I remeber reading an article in Forbes that talked about how travelers often prefer unique stays with great locations.A friend of mine up in Lakewood had a client who tried an Airbnb in a condo overlooking Sloan’s Lake.

We do this in Reno, NV (not exactly a booming vacation market) by sharing pictures & proximity to Lake Tahoe, Truckee, hikes, rivers, shopping etc. and other local spotsGood luck and congrats on becoming a Superhost!

We own 10 homes, but all the rest are traditional leases and are also close to our primary home in the Lake Norman area (all w/in 30m).

My bookkeeping firm provides me with a steady active income, which allows me to keep doing deals, cover unexpected expenses, and navigate the occasional black swan event.

This is located in a tourist lake/ski town with extremely high demand for lodging.  

Happy New Year.I grew up in Dallas, graduated at Lake Highlands,  and my sister manages a complex in old East Dallas actually.  

Lake county Northern CA where I lived and started my RE career also had massive fires that burnt over 700k acres went right through one of the developments my family did ( the Hunter Ranch) homes were destroyed there but not that many as those were 20 acre lots so maybe 10 houses..