We clean units for unit turn overs and the investors I work with usually pull the carpets and replace with something more durable and trendy. 

(https://www.airdna.co/industry...)There was some really interesting data about STRs and the trendy rural areas during the pandemic, but the report mentions that they expect urban travel to start to come back at a faster rate now that the pandemic restrictions are just about over.

Please don't go for something that is cute, trendy or cheap.

Some are just distal to trendy areas and others are already completely surrounded by gentrification.

The other trend I"ve seen a few times recently is short term rentals where our clients are leasing a property and being the main tenant and then sub-leasing (with landlord permission) as an air bnb.

That’s a broad umbrella that covers everything from mega institutions to individuals buying vacation homes, but BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs were among the big-name buyers.Institutional investors still own only about 2% of all single-family rentals in the United States, or roughly 300,000 homes, according to John Burns research director Rick PalaciosThe same trend is occurring in England, where American companies are likewise purchasing residential real estate:Institutions poured a record £3.7 billion ($5 billion) into the UK build-to-rent sector in 2020, almost a third of which came from first-time investors, according to real estate consultants Knight Frank.

The long-term trend is ongoing growth for furnished rental homes. 

B or C.The current trend is south, and southwest for multifamily purchases because that's where the growth is happening. 

***I live in the area*** There is alot of money, people, and 'trendy' buisnesses north of the wall now.

My personal favorites are Albany Park (getting crazy appreciation as the area goes from low income to trendy rich millenials moving in), McKinley Park/Bridgeport/Brighton Park these are nice options if lower budget or cashflow is main goal.