I’m biased because I’m based out of Charlotte and can’t speak as detailed about the Raleigh market as I can about Charlotte. 

But I get it this is a rental property heavily bias site so thats to be expected from this group on BP..

-Rents will be steady for the foreseeable future , no rent increase factored in-interest rates are steady state (unlikely, downward bias is likely)Y1 Build one triplex - one detached with apartment and one detached garage with a apartment above.

I feel like so many people have repeated the "VRBO guests are older and take better care of the place" trope that there is a lot of confirmation bias there, and people just kind of repeat it. 

I would just follow David Greene's method in his book on the topic: https://www.amazon.com/Buy-Rehab-Rent-Refinance-Repeat/dp/B0...Or could you check out my video on the topic which in my biased opinion is pretty good: 

Is it because of all the research I'm doing or some bias? 

In my very bias opinion, Bloomington/Normal is an excellent market to invest in.

I'm pretty biased towards Metro Detroit for obvious reasons lol.

Agree with Kyle above, so you need to throw out gender, pregnancy, familial status, etc (just don't even consider it, mention it, or factor it into your screening in any way) then go back to your criteria and see if you have a qualified applicant.

---So, get a GREAT property inspector NOT recommended by the turnkey company to avoid bias.2) Misrepresenting Property Class - have seen many turnkey providers in Metro Detroit area sell OOS investors Class C properties as Class B.