Lots of buyers in Baldwin County (Spanish Fort/Daphne/Fairhope), great school districts, newer homes, new developments, lots of chain restaurants and businesses.

Restaurants and bars are closed and a good portion of our economy is based on that service income so I don't want to say there is no effect, but in many ways it's business as usual here. 

Oh, I forgot about the restaurant owners.Asian restaurant owners, looking at my rental.

. Restaurants and bars have a hard time surviving, and i think you’re going to Have to wait until all of these nerds’ kids grow up and start rebelling to see a real culture start develop there.

I worked in fancy restaurants & nice hotels for years & would love a piece of that pie.

We've got great restaurants, sports, water views, and it's much more affordable than living in neighboring cities like DC. 

Originally posted by @Jabbar Adesada:@Alicia MarksLEARN SALES, instead of working at a fast food restaurant in high school sell stuff and work on commission during the summers!

With this (awful) approach of pretty much just listing a house on these sites....and hoping for the best, my prediction is you would get pretty much slaughtered in the reviews, which would lead to less bookings, and then eventually reaching the conclusion that STRs don't work.To do it with a better degree of success you would want to purchase the property, put in all the finishing touches that guests want to see such as books about the area, maps, buy new furniture and decor if needed, create a welcome book with recommendations on restaurants and attractions, list it on multiple sites, build your own website/brand, promote it on social media platforms, have professional pictures taken, have your listing completely filled out, be incredibly responsive to every question and message you receive, build a really good guidebook to the point where you are almost an ambassador/tour guide for the area, interview and contract with professional cleaners and have backup cleaners in place, have a relationship with a professional handyperson so they know who you are when you call the first time requesting their service, have several electrical and plumbing contractors identified to call when problems come up, set expectations for your cleaners up front and provide feedback immediately to them when guests have a complaint, and handle all complaints with your guests the way you would want it handled if you were the guest...put the guest first before any profit/money.