It has a slightly more vacation-friendly vibe with its arts scene, annual events, and outdoor activities that draw visitors regularly.Since you're targeting STR occupancy over 50% without extreme seasonal dips, you might consider neighborhoods near popular attractions, like Tulsa’s Downtown Arts District or the lake areas nearby, which offer steady, diverse visitor interest.

Indianapolis has a very stable and diverse economy, be happy to chat with you.

The city’s diverse economy and growing population create a steady stream of tenants, and the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) works well with landlords, making inspections and rent payments a smooth process.

I was told it was much more diverse and my experience has not led me to think otherwise.

The underlying fundamentals that drive returns for real estate investors are (low) supply and (high) demand, population growth, high paying jobs (ideally in diverse industries for maximum recession resistance), affordability and desirability.

As you get up and running, having a diverse range of contacts— from wholesalers to hard money lenders — means more opportunities. 

It’d be great to know a little more about your market preferences and non-negotiables, since Alabama’s pretty diverse in terms of what it can offer.For example, the Huntsville area is a much higher-growth market than Birmingham, and the median home in each area is priced accordingly to reflect that difference.Even individual markets can vary widely by zip code—properties in a Birmingham suburb like Forestdale are going to fetch dramatically different rents than homes in a neighborhood like Mountain Brook or Vestavia Hills.In any case, let us know what your buying criteria look like, and we can give more pointed recommendations.

It's so great to see someone with such diverse experiences in real estate here on the forums.

Miami has a diverse market, and many buyers might actually appreciate the mixed-use neighborhood. 

I plan to create a diverse portfolio by some point in my life but feel that the best investment so far to start in is real estate.