However; they aren't really around that long because our pond dries out.

I scraped off crystallized dried cat urine from the floor in double garage, using a garden hoe, then we power washed it, used hydrogen peroxide in gallon jugs from beauty supply applied that to help get more of the urine up and off..

STRs will be harmed when the stimy money dries up and consumers balance sheets normalizes.  

Short Sales are becoming nonexistent and deals are drying up.

Thus far, I have used only bank financing and plan to continue until that well runs dry!

It is currently dry in its patched state and is showing well.

That is very, very unlikely - especially if you are hiring a property manager.Throw the money in an after tax brokerage account or a short term bond/bond fund or CD yielding 5-ish% as your dry powder.

Started doing pretty well until it dried up and finally had to get out summer of 2008.

That said - it’s pretty dry right now. 

One thing that will help get rid of the humidity is to actually turn the heat on it will help dry things out., also with the dehumidifiers on .. the big industrial ones..