Our current investments have been in San Diego and got lucky with appreciation and rental rates, but we realize that we need to explore out of California for an investment to make sense.  

I’m open to both, short or long-term, in Austin or the surrounding areas (mostly considering San Marcos).

I do not want to go into another vacation market but rather a metro area with a more diversified economy again just to get into a different type of asset.That being said I do want to continue to short term rent the next few properties we get at least in the first few years of ownership in order to increase cash flow to combat these higher prices and carrying costs before potentially converting to more passive long terms down the line.Therefore I am looking for markets that 1) have a decent draw of visitors year round 2) have regulations that allow strs in some parts of the city 3) Are in growing cities in the west or south.Below is a list of markets I have identified as potential places to look and I was hoping to get some insight from either other investors doing the same thing or agents/investors in any of these markets on whether this is potentially a good market to explore or not.1) Salt Lake City (this is right at the top of my list due to its proximity to ski resorts, expanding of the airport and long term strategic business planning of the area but I have very little knowledge of this market)2) Denver 3) Phoenix (used to live in AZ and like the fact that the state of AZ seems to look favorable on strs)4) Tucson (see above but lower home prices/potentially less appreciation)5) San Diego/LA (these are attractive because of their proximity to my home in Irvine)6) San Antonio (love that it is very close to the booming Austin and feel that this is a market that could see some real growth in the future)7) Tampa/St Pete (I have always been very interested in this market for both short term and long term rentals)8) Raleigh (have invested in Charlotte and love NC but again very little knowledge on this area)Any insights or advice on any of this would be greatly appreciated.

If you need references for either of them in San Diego, let me know.

Hi my name is Ornella i am from Colombia, living and investing in San Antonio.

I'm originally from San Francisco, CA and started investing in 2021.

Or you can invest in San Antonio and househack there. 

Quote from @Francisco Hernandez: Quote from @Ivana Timmers: Hello everyone, My name is Ivana Timmers and I'm from New Jersey. 

I'm particularly passionate about Las Vegas, San Diego and Murrieta/Temecula area but also want to know about other areas.Outside of real estate, I enjoy travel, outdoor activities and spending time with friends and family.Excited to learn and connect with you all!

Hi,For one of my rental in San Diego,CA which i listed for rent around $5K per month I am getting clients who want to pay all cash for a year.