Hey Desire, Welcome to BP. 

Maybe Jacksonville, smaller towns, or other places "less desirable". 

This entails locating appropriate properties, assessing them, putting in an offer, carrying out due diligence, closing on the property, relocating and leasing it out, and maintaining the property.Start by looking for duplexes or multi-unit buildings in your desired neighborhood that are occupied by renters.

Lower turnover/vacancies is a result of a desired area to live and time of the year when leasing a property.If you're looking for good cashflow you should look into 43211, 43204, 43213, 43227, and 43222.Taxes in these areas will be lower and you'll have much more room for cashflow but you'll want to make sure you have a solid property manager to help get and collect market rents, find long term tenants, and keep the property maintained. 

We have no desire to level down the quality of our rentals. 

Hey mate,Future predictions are solid for real estate IMO over the coming years.Lot's of pent up demand waiting for the Fed.Many folks with locked in low interest rates aren't selling, and many wannabe buyers can't get the desired loan amounts due to high interest rates.So we are in a stale mate for now.If Fed loosens grip 3rd or 4th quarter, I feel the flood gates might open and activity starts again.I don't believe the market will decline if interest rates are cut, quite on the contrary.Micro market trends are very different to macro.Online stats/demographics don't reveal what happens from a micro market standpoint.I could give countless examples of zip codes in Ohio experiencing population growth, gentrification and appreciation.The overall population might be declining but again, on a micro level some pockets are booming.Thanks and much success

Unbelievable to have this mindset and desire at such a young age, I wish I could've said the same.I agree with Bruce, you will be fighting an uphill battle but that's not the worst position to be in when the stakes are most likely very low.

Anyway its a work in progress but if it has the desired effect of getting some of these friends of the tenants to clean up their act it will be a success.  

So it may just be that your desire for longer term renters isn't compatible with the guest type you're marketing to.

Plenty of ways to get a good desired solution.I do not like Postcardmania because they CLAIM to be all you ever need in the world of postcards.