Unless you are local to the market, I would consider elsewhere.I think Charlotte long term is a great market, financial hub, good airport, population growth.I think if you commit to any of these markets, you will have successGino 

Later I went and picked up one of my clients flying into town at the airport to take her to pick up her rental car.

The project known as The Majestic will reshape the south end of Wenatchee Ave with new dining and retail options, underground parking, and a five-story apartment complex.Pangborn Airport is looking at a $30,000,000 investment to lengthen the tarmac so 737s can land.

Now when I used to fly a bunch I did love flying the Oregon coast and fly into the airports etc been to most all of them on the coast. 

North Port is a bit further from the projected growth boom that we will see in Cape Coral, and also Punta Gorda (airport and resort are brining in jobs and industry). 

The airport? 

Quickly becoming more expensive than national housing average, the areas closest to major employers and the airport are in the 600-700s easily now. 

I've seen monthly stipends range from 1500-2800, specifically looking near the military bases, medical center, and airport. 

Hi BP,I'm a local Realtor/investor to Sedona and find myself traveling back and forth to the airport in Phoenix a lot.

I do not want to go into another vacation market but rather a metro area with a more diversified economy again just to get into a different type of asset.That being said I do want to continue to short term rent the next few properties we get at least in the first few years of ownership in order to increase cash flow to combat these higher prices and carrying costs before potentially converting to more passive long terms down the line.Therefore I am looking for markets that 1) have a decent draw of visitors year round 2) have regulations that allow strs in some parts of the city 3) Are in growing cities in the west or south.Below is a list of markets I have identified as potential places to look and I was hoping to get some insight from either other investors doing the same thing or agents/investors in any of these markets on whether this is potentially a good market to explore or not.1) Salt Lake City (this is right at the top of my list due to its proximity to ski resorts, expanding of the airport and long term strategic business planning of the area but I have very little knowledge of this market)2) Denver 3) Phoenix (used to live in AZ and like the fact that the state of AZ seems to look favorable on strs)4) Tucson (see above but lower home prices/potentially less appreciation)5) San Diego/LA (these are attractive because of their proximity to my home in Irvine)6) San Antonio (love that it is very close to the booming Austin and feel that this is a market that could see some real growth in the future)7) Tampa/St Pete (I have always been very interested in this market for both short term and long term rentals)8) Raleigh (have invested in Charlotte and love NC but again very little knowledge on this area)Any insights or advice on any of this would be greatly appreciated.