Our prices are steadily (or actually rapidly) climbing, but still not anywhere near NYC or surrounding area prices.  

Why don't you reach out to other surrounding owners and create a group?  

In addition to being near the street car, we were surrounded by historic buildings such as the Anne Rice Estate House and a variety of the city's highest ranked restaurants that are regularly featured on travel channels such as Shaya.

When I started years ago Real hard to sell rural lands in Northern CA that were 30 miles of dirt road surrounded by National forest and Damn hard to find and took a year or more to sell.

@Kelsey Herbst I've looked at Lancaster county and the surrounding 'towns'.

I’ve been working all over the southside for years and it comes down to knowing the block and the surrounding blocks.

For now, in Fayetteville and the surrounding area.

I’d also consider surrounding counties (besides Franklin) such as Licking and Fairfield for appreciation long term vs. a 2-3 year hold.

Brandon Turner has a great book on creative Real Estate financing strategies: Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money DownSurround yourself with those achieving what your goals are.It’s so important to surround yourself with mentors in the real estate business.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the STR Market for Chattanooga and surrounding areas.