Strong Rental Demand: Branson's popularity has resulted in a strong demand for short-term rentals. 11 million tourists who flock to the city per year, often prefer the convenience and comfort of vacation rentals over traditional hotels.

You'd basically be operating like an extended stay-type hotel operates.

Short term visits to family would be a lot less expensive for you it you stay in a hotel and let your property ontinue to generate rental income.Better tenant screening and a renter';s insurance requirement may reduce the probability of a repeat of your recent experience. 

Any advise, tips and insights for long distance investing appreciated.ThanksHey Jimmy, You can stay at the hotels near the airport (BWI).

For medium term rentals, 90 days minimum isn't crazy for a travel nurse or young/corporate traveler like a consultant or someone staying in the city to be near family at one of the hospitals and need a longer term stay vs. a hotel.  

Pricelabs monitors the local markets daily and will adjust your pricing by not only yours and local occupancy but also the price of other units around (hotels included). 

We do this all the time for hotels for example.

They pay the same amount they would have paid for a small hotel room in Manhattan but they get a larger apartment with 2-3 bedrooms and 2-3 bathrooms and they are only 10 minutes away from Manhattan jungle.I don't know where your property is but I can recommend you to research about your area on airdna.com to see the seasonality and average rates for the comparable properties like yours.

Those were torn down years ago and replaced with hotels on post.  

I'd take a syndication over a REIT that specializes in movie theaters or hotels catering to business travelers for the long term, but there are individual REITS I'd take over pretty much every syndicator.