This period closely mirrors our starting point in 2024, though it's not identical.AppreciationBelow is a chart showing the $/SF for our property segment from 2012 through November 2023.

Which areas/segments of the rental market are the weakest?

That's a pretty good segment, lots of people look at moving to a small house as an alternative to apartment living.

This may be a segment of REI that may be perfect for you.

I used to work with developers on commercial land development assembling parcels so I know that segment as well.

If the fed increases the fed funds which is directly linked to prime (usually 3.00% or 300 Basis points above fed funds) it will cause your HELOC monthly payment to go up immediately.The upside of a fixed loan is that you get all of your money upfront and you lock in that segment of money for a fixed duration and term so there are no surprises in monthly payment.

As funny as it sounds even the areas you mentioned can be segmented.

We've targeted this tenant segment for over 15 years.

I’ve found that a segment of the community also has a disdain for STRs even though tourism entirely drives the economy, which is different from the very positive community vibe around Smoky Mountain cabin STRs.

In this area and that market segment, if you have 70 DOM with only 2 showings that is likely indicative of serious mispricing.I agree the marketing is crap, although pricing may be a bigger problem.