There are many good locations - I'd suggest that you play around with the "Market Finder" tool at the top of the screen here, included with your pro membership. 

@Drew Sygit  Any suggestions?

Have a deal going in Springfield, IL 62702 Any suggestions on a reliable investor friendly closing company?

suggestions?

Here are some key highlights from the report, which compares January 2025 with January 2024:The median sales price for the greater Austin metro fell 4.7% to $409,765, while the City of Austin saw a 4.7% increase to $553,465.Total sales in the metro rose 1.1%, whereas the city saw a 4% decrease in closed sales, demonstrating continued demand in spite of economic challenges.Pending sales under contract dropped 7.5% in the metro and 1.4% in the City of Austin, suggesting a slight decrease in demand at the start of 2025.Listing inventory increased 16.5% in the metro and 15.5% in the City of Austin, resulting in 5.6 months of available housing inventory in the metro and 6.2 months in the city, approximately one month more than in January 2024.According to the Texas A&M Real Estate Center, a balanced real estate market has around 6.5 months of inventory.

My suggestion would be to buy a place to be a mid term rental and experiment with short term during the vacancy gaps. 

If you're working with a realtor, they should be able to suggest a few.

great suggestions @Dave Foster - thank you!

Although I wouldn't suggest this and you don't need to do this, most lenders have a due on sale clause and this could be triggered (altough low probability) when transferring title out of a borrowers name. 

Any suggestions, advice, or experience you could give me.