We made an exception, because he said that he was coming into town for a funeral. 

As rents and home prices rise, long-time residents are being squeezed out.Worcester is increasingly becoming a bedroom community for towns like Marlborough, Hudson, Natick, and Framingham, as those areas become more expensive.

They soon will be putting a rail line to get to Miami way faster for concerts and such which will only draw more coming into town for events plan to fly into Tampa for a more affordable plane ticket and housing. 

It seems every town I look at either has recently passed some egregious or is considering it.

Acquire a primary residence, and while out of town for work, rent the property as either an STR or MTR.

Most of our units are currently full of locals who had Helene damage or they are in town to do restoration work so they know the deal. 

If the properties are in California, check to make sure they will not be subject to rent control once put into an LLC.

For example, I had a client who converted a student property in a college town to a traditional rental, but the key was that the asset wasn’t performing well.

You can keep renting and saving but that doesn't give you control of that living situation and money that is not working is losing value. 

Those major cities that you mentioned are fantastic options and have TONS of potential tenants/students, but their barrier of entry is much higher than traditional "college towns" like Lubbock or College Station.