For years I would go months with no free nights, no free weekends.Now, with a rocking portfolio, I don't regret the absolutely brutal effort I put in to get here.It can be very hard, but it is very worth it.Don't get discouraged, tighten your belt, put your shoulders to it and push, you will find a way - you will not be sorry.

So if you were targeting travel nurses, I've found 1/1s and 2/1s are the most popular options.

This is using updated data from the MLS and Redfin.Median Sales Price: $382k (down 2%)Median Single Family Price: $433kMedian Townhome Price: $333kMedian Condo Price: $270kAverage DOM: 35Number of Homes Sold: 296 (down 6%)Homes receive 2 offers on average.19% of homes sell above asking still.Average Sale-to-List Price of 98%67% of homes utilize a price drop to attract buyers.The most popular neighborhoods were:- Brier Creek- North Hills- Downtown- West CaryAccording to CBS News: "Raleigh is #2 hottest real estate market in the US, Durham is #4, according to 2024 rankings"Inventory is still below the "norm" but significantly higher than it has been in recent years.

However, I am very curious to know if other people in Florida, Orlando, Miami, Naples, Fort Myers Beach, Daytona and other cities popular for STR investments are seeing the same Trents.

Further west, you have resorts like Solara, Championsgate or Windsor at Westside that are popular with guests for their amenities.

I don't think it's as popular in Cleveland though.

Sure you don't have to do maintenance but maintenance is simply not that much in a house, hence their popularity. 

I've found that if I put those big rocks in the jar first, then my life is much more full.

Church Hill is a great area, and likely to become even more popular with Stone having its operations in the area, which will likely attract even more services to the near east end.

Roaches and other peasants that could creep over to your other tenants, replacing soiled carpets, holes in the sheet rock, litigation......Who know what your set back will be every time a tenant leaves.