I've written a few articles here that should help in your decision:The 10 Best Markets for Your First House Hack13 Real Estate Hot Spots You Won’t Want to Miss Next YearI'm personally putting my money where my mouth is and moving to Fayetteville, AR where I will be house-hacking my first property--something that could only be a dream in Los Angeles.

I am coming up to a full year in the industry and have made many great connections so far.

The most recent data show that record momentum continues for the residential rental industry especially for the short-term rental industry, with year-over-year bookings now exceeding pre-pandemic levels.The complexity of the problem hinges on the definitions of “short-term” versus “long-term” rentals for tax purposes.

Productivity in virtually all industries is accelerating over time, leaving construction in the stone ages.

At the time when the chemical industry discovered farmers as a huge market all sorts of herbicides and pesticides (the are banned today) were introduced, stored and disposed of basically into the ground: the farmer did not want to have stuff growing between the barn and the farmhouse anyway, so seemed like a good spot to kick that barrel over.

You are going to have to interview a LOT of agents as the industry is full of dummies.

These groups "find the deal" by raising money for other operator/syndicators, they market themselves (often with tag lines on LinkedIn of: I help busy (fill in industry) professionals create passive income through real estate),  They raise money from their own network and funnel it into a syndicators deal for part of the GP ownership.  

Worthy noting it's close to light industrial and downtown commercial, albeit a small town.We will likely buy and hold until I can do a refi and add to the portfolio.Its the main house large 3br, 2, 2br and 9 1br.

This community’s a great place to learn and share, so you’re in the right spot.

The hospitality industry lobbied pretty hard for that to happen to give them an edge since those are areas where hotels are located as opposed to residential zones.