The Austin metro was among the hottest destinations in the country for where people were moving last year, according to the latest annual ranking from U-Haul International Inc.Austin ranked No. 5 among the top U.S. growth metros in 2024, and Texas was the No. 2 state for move-ins — bested from the top spot after three consecutive years by South Carolina, according to data released Jan. 2 and Jan. 3.The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area took the crown for the top growth metro in the recent list, followed by Charlotte, North Carolina (No. 2); Phoenix (No. 3); and, Lakeland, Florida (No. 4).

Lots of people rent houses for parties as well, and you won’t be able to do anything about it.  

I would also join a bunch of Investor groups via facebook and try to connect with as many people as you can. 

Jimmy Napier, 40 years ago, told me that 95% of people do not really understand the concept.  

Too many people get stuck in analysis by paralysis and then before they know it it's been 5 years and they are in the same spot Do you think my age will impact my authority as a landlord?

Class C transitioning to Class B: more renovated homes, higher income tenants and homeowners moving in, nice cafes, shops, restaurants, coffee shops opening up.An extreme example of Class C to B is in San Francisco - when I was a kid, what was not a safe neighborhood and had lower income people, is now in high demand and tech workers making $200,000+ are living there and people walking around at night going to restaurants and shop. 

Always gonna be a whole bunch of cheap old houses with a whole bunch of people on Section 8 ready to rent them.

If you don't have any connections here, find people that are investors here and reach out to them for a referral (whether on here or FB).

People reinstate the loans and do loan modifications all the time.

So it's listed for $79 on the hotel site, and $189 on Airbnb, if it gets booked on the hotel site AirDNA will just use the Airbnb price of $189.But most people have prices the same, or at least similarly close, across platforms.