For example, Fountain Square or the Near Eastside will jump to 30 days on market around Halloween, despite the fact Broad Ripple or Fishers will remain ultra-competitive because of their respective higher demand / low inventory. 

I like how you point out the "technical" elements at play by mentioning the demand for MBS versus treasuries. 

Tampa’s rental demand is strong, and timing the market is always tricky.

A recent study showed that 80 people are moving to this city every single week, which will continue to increase housing demand.

Remodeling and addressing the current market demand.

I love my sleep, especially while being away from the kiddos so looking for someone who’s not a party animal, or who snores.  

Your strategy of re-marketing a 3-bedroom plus office as a 4-bedroom home office is a smart way to boost rental demand and rental income without major renovations.One insight I’d add is the potential benefit of exploring cost segregation studies once you build a larger portfolio.

I love it for the guaranteed rent, tenant stability, additional accountability with the housing authority and large demand for Section 8 housing without enough supply.With strong screening, I'm able to find great tenants and Im not owed any rent.Cons you will often hear is that the tenants are harder on your properties (doesnt have to be the case in my experience if you screen really well), the Housing Authority is a pain to deal with (this depends on a couple things - how well run your local PHA is and how good you are at handling process & details) and the extra inspections/red tape make the niche unprofitable (see what I said above about Housing Authorities).Done right, I believe Section 8 is one of the most stable & profitable. 

As far as I can tell, travel nurses are in high demand in that area and I was thinking of trying renting to them first.

They’ll demand answers to ridiculous irrelevant questions like what’s the viscosity of theheating oil in the tank.