I think there's going to be a serious thinning out of STRs because of the overall market and interest rates, and people just getting fed up with the platforms, unless one of the newer no/low fee platforms takes off. 

Silicon Valley job growth in tech and manufacturing, low property taxes, and landlord friendly. 

@Eric Lowe Here's an article with cost segregation FAQs.

Flat fee brokerages have been around forever, as low as $295.

That $1400 rent actually makes sense given the low purchase prices.

Quote from @Monish Anand: I'm a fan of the low prices and my plan is to STR since I currently run a short term rental business.

I moved from the SF Bay Area to live and invest in Reno, NV because of it being much more landlord friendly, low property taxes, close to Northern CA and Lake Tahoe, strong appreciation, and I understood the market after speaking to a bunch of people and feeling confident about the future here.  

If salt lake city is a low cap rate market then its impossible.

Today, many of those rentals sit vacant as the market is trying to determine the new low for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.Numerous FOR SALE signs in front of rental properties across this region of Louisiana.

The suburbs have a number of good PM companies, but due to the low price points and rents, and the nightmare of dealing with the city and courts there, most of the good property managers in the general area won't touch Baltimore.