A strong “Core 4” can make managing your investment remotely much smoother and prevent a lot of headaches.Also, as you narrow down cities, pay close attention to factors like job growth, population trends, landlord-tenant laws, and short-term rental regulations.Happy to connect with you, and good luck as you jump in!

Be kind to yourself and feel free to send me a DM if you think that I can be helpful resource.That makes sense but yes I do have FOMO, house prices have historically increased faster than rents, thats a nation wide trend.

I also think the market is so slow that if an investor is paying attention they will see a trend forming and can react in before there is material shift in values. 

He copies trends, isn't an original thinker.

In addition, a trend has started in some cities (i.e Lisbon) to incentivise owners to move their Airbnbs to the long term.If you would like to do a market analysis on the short term rentals, I can send you some links of tools that are helpful (i.e Airdna) where you can check occupancy rates, average rates, etc.- long term: there is a shortage of properties in almost all cities and in some cases and that has contributed to an increase of rents and prices in double digits in some cases. i.e Mafra 10% rent increases last year and Setubal +15% price increase.

This led me to container home development.Key Market Factors:Senior housing demand is outpacing supplyTraditional construction costs are skyrocketingFixed-income seniors need affordable optionsSustainability is becoming a critical factorThe Container Home Advantage:20-40% lower construction costsSignificantly faster build timeDurable steel constructionHighly customizableLower maintenance costsSustainable/recyclable materialsI've already completed one container home conversion and several studio/guest houses.

They can give you insights on specific neighborhoods and current market trends. 

Quote from @Alan Asriants: There has been a growing trend recently of individuals looking to house hack single-family homes.

We’re seeing significant softening on new placement rents, I’m interested to know if others are seeing similar trends in their own portfolios and what they're planning to do next year. 

Even if you use piers, they are usually concrete (which is OK for most lenders), steel or wood on concrete.