.- Bullish on long term appreciation as many high net worth individuals move to the area, surrounding areas seeing luxury development, and businesses (Wall Street South).- Majority mom and pop operators, easy to become a top listing with the right marketing and property!

Picture this: a cozy little hideaway tucked into the hills, surrounded by nothing but nature's beauty.

Look on loopnet Selfstorage in your surrounding states.

Instead of focusing solely on typical tourist destinations, consider exploring areas surrounding National Parks, state parks, or unique outdoor recreation spots that lack sufficient lodging options, presenting a prime opportunity for short-term rentals (STRs).

However, if your house is surrounded by boarded up houses and old cars in the lawn, your medium term rental will definitely suffer.

Sometimes this is challenging, so a good thing to do is look at the immediate area surrounding the property in question.

When I started focusing more on the surrounding counties 45 minutes outside a metropolitan city, my return on investment increased tremendously.

I always believe you have to surround yourself with the right people but at the same time you need to be educated.

However, I have an entrepreneurial spirit and have a business idea surrounding how the current industry leverages security deposits.

Now, HOAs are creating new laws surrounding how many units can a rental property investor own within the same community!