Does anyone here have vacation rentals along the MS gulf coast?

Pricing for near beach housing has been going up so fast I can’t see the math working out in your favor. Throw in the high lending rates and ouch.

One poster had a number of diamond head rentals and focused on snowbirds. From his pasta posts he seemed to be doing well with them.

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How many people actually vacation in Biloxi / Gulfport?

The water there is disgusting. The beach is very meh.

Sometimes I've thought about getting a weekend / summer place there just for a change of scenery. But I just can't imagine people wanting to vacation there to go to the beach, like they do in Florida / Orange Beach.

My company rented a house for an entire year for work. Their wasn't many options. Many places were booked for months at a time.

I’ve been looking along the florida panhandle. Numbers just don’t work right now with prices still sky high and rates being up as well. It would typically take ~35-40% down (at a min) to make anything breakeven, especially if you’re using a management company.

Youd be surprised. We have friends who own 3 houses in BSL, all bay side, all on canals. Houses are simple, 3 bed 2 bath and midly furnished. They are completely booked every weekend, and usually a few days out of the week as well. All on Airbnb, all managed by a company who cleans, repairs, books etc. Getting close to $215 a night for Friday-Sunday and Monday-Thursday is $185. 2 weekends a month pays the note.

Be sure to get some insurance quotes too before you buy