Made it thru 3 rounds of negative temperatures, wind and snow. 

Account Closed - Depends on how long you plan on holding and whether this mountain is conducive or has a plan in place for year round activities (mountain biking, alpine slides etc) .

The Los Angeles Architects office I spoke to last week suggested there were ways round this and that people were putting in permit application for a large building along with an assessory building.

That was an extremely round about way to say that if the positioning is right this can easily be a success.

If slab, it is a good idea to consider insulating it if you intend to rent it year-round as it can be a significant heat loss factor.

Round Rock, Hutto, Leander. 

Start by picking up the book "30 Day Stay" which will give you are well rounded, yet detailed look on starting MTR. 

However; we have sunshine year round... so even in the 100 degree dead of summer, you can rent a pool home out to someone.

St Augustine is year-round and a top-tourist location and as long as you pay your STR taxes it's friendly.

They were initially denied zoning to convert to a triplex and then after rounding up some neighborhood support they were able to change the decision.