Instead of following trends, tailor your space to the lifestyle of your target market.

I agree that Tampa is not the worst (yet) but I believe we are trending in that direction.

Unfortunately, I see a growing trend of a lot of service members renting their homes at break even rates or at losses.

If you know the 2 bedroom median rent in the area, population trends and the last time rent was raised that's helpful too

I'd be happy to provide some recommendations and suggestions for your situation as a foreign citizen living in Miami.First, it's important to have a good understanding of the local real estate market, including pricing trends and neighborhood dynamics.

Credit Karma uses a Vantage scoring model (which we do not use in the mortgage industry), but the trend will be the same as mortgage scores. 

Yes, the 1% rule is getting harder, but hopefully rent prices will continue to increase as they have been trending.

Even if you don't use their dynamic pricing tool, al least it has decent data for you to get a better overview of the market, your compset and market trends.

We are also going to see rates start to trend down once the 10 Year treasury start to adjust down.If you have any questions at all or need to pick a Baker's brain feel free to reach out!

If you're getting started, I'd suggest focusing on single-family homes in growth areas with strong population trends—let me know if you need help finding the right deal!