In my view, this trend is likely to persist and could be a strong demographic tailwind for a long-term investor like yourself.Specifically, Athens, AL—a city about 30 miles west of downtown Huntsville—was the #1 fastest-growing city in the state in 2023, so there’s a lot of growth, development, and opportunity in and around Huntsville proper.If you have the time, do some driving around.

A lot of the podcast episodes from the early 2010s were based on that market at the time, biased both temporally in favor of the early 2010s, and geographically in favor of Colorado.

Quote from @Ryan Pham: Is there a reliable way for to est income of a furnish / short term / airbnb  incomevs long time income ( I know this can be est looking at comparable posting in same area )I have a 3 bed / 1 bath small townhome ( hoa approved ) I like to try to fully furnish and do airbnb / fully furnish rentalThis unit is 1 mile from Banner Desert Medical Center ( traveling nurse ?

I will probably wait until the loan is finalized to do anything to be on the safe side regardless this time.

Rod is an ACTIVE mentor, which takes a lot of time/energy. 

At the time QB was not the best for property management.

These small conveniences can save you time and money in the long run.For rent collection, you can try Rent.app, which is easy for tenants to use and keeps everything streamlined.

We purchased it off market, as-is, and as it was our personal home, we renovated over time.

This was my first time ever buying property.

I guess I could do some work-arounds -- maybe reserve one unit in the first purchase for use as an AirBnb, and reserve my own time in it when needed - instead of claiming it as a primary.Are either of you (or anyone) familiar with a finance product/loan that will allow me to purchase under $150,000 (w/ strong credit) and do much of my own work and live-in a portion as a primary residence?