You want to focus on the 2 main elements that make up your revenue 1) # of nights booked and 2) Average Daily rate.When I calculate my revenue assumptions I create 9 different columns.  

In my opinion, this is the most critical element of the note business.

The Outer Banks and Hatteras Island have been ranked by many different references for the best beach vacation destination and best beach towns to invest in.

Can someone pls point me to the latest RTP ratio ranking or stats for (all or at least all major / significant) US markets?

Huntsville ranks #3 in the south for tech jobs.

I did see though, in organic searches for my cabins, that cabins that were new with worse rankings than mine were showing up way in front of my cabin.  

Its ranked #2 in the US.Forbes recently ranked Cleveland as one of the top 15 emerging downtown cities in the country.Conclusion:Is Cleveland dying?

If you want to save time on investing, you are surely losing money in that transactional element.

First element of risk is to identify what is at risk...which is always the cash, which in the case of REI includes the equity in a house. 

@Gustavo TellezThe sort of property you're interested in, the financing choices you have available to you, and your general financial condition are some of the elements that will determine how much money you need for a down payment to begin your investing adventure.