The home is above average for the area, but rental demand has been tough.

In 2021, Omaha was ranked the #4 city for new homeowners- and I think with the next wave of QE heading for markets, the gap for affordability in high-demand coastal metros will just make midwest flyover cities that much more attractive to would-be homeowners, in particular remote workers.Within Omaha, there are entire neighborhoods being refreshed by investors and homeowners alike, as well as new home developments popping up on the outskirts of Omaha left and right.

That neighborhood has low inventory, but very high rental demand and the tenant class is typically pretty solid.

For distressed properties, focus on markets with growing job sectors, good schools, and lower crime rates, as these factors drive rental demand and long-term growth.

It will provide you with zip code level of market rents, rental demands per metro markets.

Went to a community College for diploma, then worked, interned and got hired in her field of study before graduating college with a bachelor's last month with no debts in a growing field with high demand and six figure yearly salary.She bought a primary residence 2020 with 3% down and house hacked, which allowed her to live rent free for 2 years while tenants paid down the loan.

The more control one has over something, the more of their time it demands.

Predictive Analytics: Historical data can expose future trends in value, rental demand, and market conditions.

Lots of growth in population and the job market so rental demand is strong.

There will always be demand in the market (it's not like some covid markets that could disappear as vacation destinations almost entirely over the next decade), and the regulation risk is as near to zero as you can get in this industry so long as you buy in the approved tourist zones (again, compared to some smaller/less mature markets where they could outlaw STRs tomorrow).For short period cash flow there are better options.