Each has its own price point, vibe, strategy, and potential.I went to high school in Gulfport (Boca Ciega - one of the two schools that inspired the movie "Porky's", if that tells you anything), and I still have close ties to the area.That said, there are a couple of noteworthy areas that would make sense for STR:The marina district, for the sailboat racing circuit and transient sailors looking for hot showers and land legs for a week.

I feel like I have seen most this movie before in 2008, I just just didn't have property or texting turned on then to see the rest.

Just as your first home purchase is seldom (exempting trust fund kids, star athletes, movie/music stars, etc.) your dream forever home, you first rental is seldom the luxurious beach front home in a great vacation market.  

There are trashed and mocked in tv, movies and parodies constantly.

It’s been like a Lifetime movie minus rape and murder.

We see (literally) chair legs falling off in a month, "leather" movie seats delaminating in a year....the list goes on and on. 

Contractors download the app, upload all photos and their invoice.

@Chas Fabiano You may be right.I think you can create very tight list criteria and download to Excel as needed for offline manipulation. 

A lot has changed since that movie (I can show you the home that Bud's uncle lived in!)

Some people travel with their personal collection of XXX movies and adult toys and watch them with their spouse.