Somewhere between your last vacation and your next one, you’ll probably considerBranson,Missouri. It is the third largest vacation destination in the United States, just behind Orlando, FL and Las Vegas, NV, and is reported by the Branson Chamber of Commerce to get anywhere from 7-9 million visitors per year.
Some people still choose to stay in hotels, but a growing trend is moving toward privately owned vacation rental homes. Free from slamming doors and coffee pots in bathrooms, the large spacious vacation homes can accommodate an entire family with large, fully stocked kitchens and multiple living areas for room to spread out. When a family pools their vacation resources, the cost per family per room is a huge savings. One poplar rustic resort near Branson charges $165 per night for a one bedroom hotel room while you can spend only $350 per night atBransonCanyonand sleep 14. Also, when you decide to cook a few meals at home instead of giving Joe’s Crab Shack a weeks pay for one family meal, the vacation home really starts to pay for itself. Aside from the time when my brother-in-law embarrassed our entire family at a steakhouse inSanibel Island,FLwith a loud body noise, our most memorable times are around the table at home. When we cook and eat together, those are the best vacation memories aren’t they?
Look at some numbers. If you are headed toOrlando,FLand go to a site like Homeaway.com to find a vacation home, you’ll find over 4000 vacation rentals to choose from, however, if you are headed to Branson, you have just over 200 to start with. Then break it down to 4-6 bedroom homes and the list starts to get pretty small.
With a growing trend of families using vacation home instead of hotels and growing trend of families pooling their resources to vacation smarter and furthermore, a supply this small compared to other vacation markets, now is an excellent time to buy a second home in Branson and rent it out when you are not using it. Interest rates are still very low and purchase prices are still reasonable here in the Branson Real Estate Market.
Branson Canyon has become successful enough that people have decided to stay here full time. In 2011BransonCanyonlaunched “Branson Canyon Reserves” for full time living where no vacation rentals are allowed.
There is something for everyone here, but if you are smart, you’ll take the opportunity to get in now, before I succeed in letting the rest of the world know how great of a placeBranson Canyon really is.
Contributed by:
Jeramie Worley
Broker
The Community Real Estate Group, LLC
140 Canyon Crossing,HollisterMO65672
jerworley@bransoncanyon.com