Clearly, shes not happy and an unhappy tenant usually results in more issues down the road, and you can bet they'll be expensive issues. 

As someone actively investing in STRs and looking to scale, this raises some concerns for me about the long-term viability of this strategy.I understand the tension between hotels and STRs, especially in popular tourist destinations, but I’m curious:How real is this threat?

It's a stalemate due to affordability and either wages or prices give, I would bet the latter. 

I’m not a betting man.

You're best bet is to call a few brokers local to the area and see what they can come up with.It's definitely going to be a surplus or excess carrier that will do it and the premiums will be high. 

I live in a popular vacation town in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

You could certainly reach this demographic, but it could also cost you substantially more than the return.For the money, your best bet is probably a dedicated website for your property with the key words that you want to convey.

Detroit seems popular for cash flow!

An experienced broker with lots of choices at the palm of their hand is probably the best bet.

I'm betting he'd drive to that area.