You would have to do it right, though.You would have to take possession of the property as your primary residence and then get the proper licenses from the city of Austin and pay hotel taxes on it.

Gas station,hotel, general retail, medical office?

I can smell pets and smokers when I go into hotel rooms.

We did look at one, but it was the lower level of an old hotel!  

My Amex bill is frequently over $100k a month - Amex is trickier as a charge card but it does give you a month "float" and the rewards are unbeatable.Last year went to Europe and Dubai in first class and stayed in 5 star hotels

The small firm I was with in Michigan we put together the deal for Edgewater Resources to get all the land needed for the PGA Harbor Shores Golf Course and Hotel.

Currently, short-term rentals are prohibited in the residential zones of Daytona, they are only allowed in the T1 Zone (which is on A1A near the hotels-there are only 24 legal short term vacation rentals in Daytona). 

If I got a property manager it'd be a wash with the hotel thing.

About a year ago, I attended one of those free seminars held at a ritzy downtown Chicago area hotel.

I'll be there around 5pm at the restaurant in the hotel next door.