Simple economics, supply and demand. 

Both Ohio and Texas are attractive markets for investors due high rental rate demands. 

With all the horror stories about fake sales of people’s properties and AI generated documents, you wouldn’t think there would be a demand for this.I found this one but no idea if it’s legitimatehttps://www.propertyfraudalert.com/FLHillsborough

Medium-term rentals provide consistent cash flow and avoid storage costs, while house hacking offers location-independent flexibility and strong rental demand.

Focus on areas with strong rental demand for immediate cash flow and job markets for long-term appreciation.

Also, what is demand and competition like in these areas? 

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

And it's in high demand everywhere due to high inflation and people not being able to afford housing these days.

Demand in general for that area should be stupendous. 

Despite concerns over store closures, demand for retail space surged in the second quarter of 2024.