Has the cost of your second home adversely impacted your family's financial situation?
Definitely!
Research vacation areas, find the URLs which display rental opportunities in these locations, see whats booked, price out units, and do the math. Get creative and determine initial selling costs when built.
Why is it lucrative to invest short term with simple costs such as a cleaning and credit card service, and a URL? How many beach fronts... are eventually bought to be dozed?
My third home is pure investment, on the other hand. So far, I have made 100% profit.
Next week, I intend to buy another.