I would suggest starting out on a deal by deal basis, tho the reg A is not a bad way to go for this sort of thing if your raising mountains of capital.

Regis looking over Hanalei Bay at the mountains with the constant waterfalls.

Even though my cabins are fully equipped for long term, I’ve never gotten a month long stays and although this is not impossible, I personally would never spend $3-4K (considering 1 bedroom hiuse) on a vacation in Big Bear :) not that I don’t like the lake so much, but for the money I rather travel to South America and explore mountains and have new experiences in Chili.Quick tip to get your calendar solid and the cabin more profitable: when you have those weird one day gaps between bookings, offer those to your existing reservations. 3 out of 10 people will stay longer so I just send them a money request and they pay for one more night at 40% off.

Those are the lodge properties close to the lake in the Branson Cove, Branson Canyon, Chateau Cove, Chateau Mountain and some others.

(Healthy body healthy mind)I'm an agent and Property Manager in the Pocono Mountains area.

For example, my wife who does STR PM has systems in place to help each new renter find the property, she then helps them understand specifics that are new to vacationers (the mountains and the winter are not what everyone is use to), she has a system in place to get them new towels if they run out, and responding to a broken water heater is important but different in STR vs LTR. 

I'm looking to purchase my first STR in the Smoky Mountain area.

For example, if you like to bicycle through wooded mountain trails, Boulder CO is a great place for cycling everyday.

Some plants (such as bamboo, Hawaiian Ginger, banana trees,) rapidly drink up water and return it to the atmosphere.

The only two things I've heard is the mountain properties take a beating with the weather and there is a crime factor up there as you have a lot of properties that are vacant for  periods of time.