It's difficult trying to get comps; I use some websites but I know Trend is the best.

Seems like the general trend is the closer to DC the better "rent-by-room" market.

Financial obligations (bank payments + rent) as a percentage of disposable income is at a 40-year low.The average household wealth of the bottom 50% of households is at a historic high...there is no comparable period whatsoever.If you back out real estate gains, net worth is over 100% higher than pre-pandemic levels for the bottom 50% of households.Bank deposit balances of the the bottom 50% are $10,000+ and $3,000 above pre-pandemic levels, and kept increasing in 4Q21 after 3 quarters of increasing inflation and lower fiscal support payments.Government unemployment insurance benefit payments have trended to near zero.Nominal wage growth for the lowest income quartile is growing at the same pace as inflation.2020 had large gains in real wage growth; so, even though real wage growth is severely negative for the past year, the 2-year trend is break even.If real wage growth is -1%, it would take ~6 years to burn off the excess savings of the average bottom 50% of households.

That's not going to be a trendy "hip" market like Austin.St.

i am looking into a flip in a very trendy area of town where new lofts are being built...its a huge house 5k sq ft, and a storefront(mix use). i can get the property for 85k and it needs 35k in renovations. it has three 1200sq ft apts, and a small storefront. what would be the best loan program if I wanted as little $$ down(<10%), and with all repair cost included in the loan.

Since we are so close to ATL, we tend to be one of the most trendy cabin markets.

Just did my monthly report for my trendy little West Coast mountain town. 

All of these factors are good indicators that the economy is strong and on an upward trend.  I

One factor that can change this trend is new businesses relocating into the area.

Our project is in the rougher part of the district, but houses very nearby are appraising very high and it is considered to be a trendy part of town.