Depending on the salaries of the new jobs they may also price out the local residents on new home sales which would further drive up the price.

@David Sohn It depends on what your purchase price is.

I have a couple STR investors do this here in the winter months depending on the events coming to town

It probably depends on the rent. 

Alternatively, I have spent the last decade doing technical work in cybersecurity, and can land a job between $140k-$190k (depending on where in the US). 

@Jacob Hrip For a first-time investor, financing options like a HELOC or private funding depend on your strategy and risk tolerance.

The precise property forecast can vary depending on a lot of factors but the general demand is really what you should use the tool for to make your plans. 

"there are plenty of reasons why a landlord should care who is looking at their property, theft and their own personal safety being the first 2 that spring to mind, followed closely by not wanting to waste their time" These are valid reasons but depend greatly on your market and who is showing the property. 

Because we are dependant, for the most part, on word of mouth recommendations it is vital that our recommendations are valid. 

This doesn't come cheap--these folks were making high six to seven figures depending on volume.We focused on lending to professional real estate investors--so our customers were frequent repeat borrowers.