I've never done an RE transaction before, but the dream is to have a portfolio of buy/hold properties to rent out for a lifetime.I'm moving to the Orlando area and starting my licensing course in June, I hope to have my license by July to learn the ropes as an agent for a year or so, and then dip into buying some properties myself to rent to tourists in the area.

Like it or not, what we have here no other state comes close to, and it will always be a popular area for business, tourists, and living.

Wine or juice can permanently leave marks on it. 

I worked at a vineyard pouring wine and cutting cheese! 

Big picture, it's foolish for a state that's so dependent on tourism to place onerous restrictions on the ability to house tourists, but many locals make the case that they are getting priced out of the housing market.

As if there were no tenants in other areas LOLToday I know that tnenats are a little like tourists, they prefer living in an owner occupied area.

That's a smart move – the location sounds perfect for attracting tourists and outdoor enthusiasts.

Next, the Obama Library will eventually be built creating a few jobs and more tourist to the area which will be another economic anchor in the community (I have discounted the Library as an outright stimulus for growth in the area. 

That dang wine maker is surely to blame.

Journalism is a noble profession, but often when writers are covering complicated, multifaceted subjects like real estate investing, they come across as authorities on the subject by virtue of the context - It's printed in the WSJ afterall- but the writers are covering the topic as "tourists", writing about a subject that they have very little first hand experience with.