Most of the guests are on their way into town for a permanent move but need a place to stay for several months to facilitate a closing, complete construction, etc.That avatar and sellers who want to cash out and look are the sneaky win for MTR right now in my opinion.

We want him to come back, and to engage with the community, learn how to ask the right questions, buy investment property that makes him rich, and for him to have such an awesome experience and make so much money in real estate over the next few years that he stays on BiggerPockets for 10-20 more years answering questions for other newbies, learning from the example of @miguel del mazo - who provided an incredible and useful response. 

This one should stay though.

The key to navigating this market successfully is to stay vigilant and committed to this niche for the long term.

STR is appealing to me because of the experience you can create for the guest and having a place for your family to stay when needed.

I stay in the submarkets and rents do just fine.In 2023, Texas was UHaul's top destination (3 years in a row) for one-way trips. 

They are thinking they want to stay there at least 10 years, so they want to buy it and asked the best way.

Stay there a year and check out the area,  then a year later you can look for your end move and have a two units that will cash flow for you.Let me know if you would like to talk about this or look at some of our off market inventory.

However, what I have found is that the majority of students do not stay beyond the 1 year, so when you go to the FB group with a question, it can take a long time to get an answer, and most of the others answering are newbies who are just getting started and don't have experience.

There are so many opportunities out there in the real estate industry, stay active and engaged.