My Vacation Spot

While I've often rented homes, or condos while on vacation rather than staying in a little hotel room, I've never really considered the possibility of being the owner of such a place. We HAVE considered buying property in Florida, one of our primary vacation spots being so close to relatives, but since we have no intention of living in Florida year-round it didn't make sense to buy a home there... until now. If I hadn't come across this site I wouldn't have even made the connection between renting a condo or home, and the fact that SOMEONE owns them. Why not buy the home and then let others rent it throughout the year when we're not there? Condo hotels are all the rage now, and for good reason. It's a much more comfortable way to spend a vacation than in a boxy room. If you have a home anywhere near anything interesting at all, why not even list it for rent during a time you know you'll be on vacation as well? It might even be an idea for us here when we go away for a week or so... we could advertise it as 'live the farm life'... lots of city folks would probably love it.