There's certainly been an uptick in available properties over the last few years as some owners have grown tired, new construction is booming in new lots and ones that were lost in fires, & investors who bought in 2020-2022 who may've overpaid and weren't properly set up are struggling.

I live in Raleigh and the area is booming and I see bright future ahead.

The boom in building was mostly for the larger cabins because of the crazy rents they were getting during covid (even a little before covid actually). 

And boom you buy a lot for the price of a single lot and with some simple forms to the city you get to re establish the old lots..

BOOM - retirement started with a bunch of cash in your pocket and no tax bill to slow you down.

Affordable relative to the rest of the US so great place to work remote or just enjoy a reasonable life without being hugely cost burdened Cons: A lot of older than 1980s construction (you 100% can be successful with these properties just have more to check during due diligence) Need to be mindful of market rents in the area and not overspend on renovations where there is not ROI to do so, you can’t usually exceed $2 sf on rental rates and average price per sf is 1.25-1.5 sf (neighborhood, unit type, and finish level specific).KC is not a boom and bust market, you don’t get the high highs or the low lows.

Although finding cash-flowing properties within Austin city limits can be challenging, the outskirts, where growth is booming, offer excellent prospects for both equity and cash flow.

To me this and surrounding areas should have been attractive and booming area - Baltimore Inner Harbor is close by - but it's not. 

Checkout this post from Rob Whiting, CEO of Boom (Baselane partner for rent reporting), explaining his predictions for the adoption of rent reporting.https://www.linkedin.com/posts/robwhiting_big-headline-out-f...

New construction (strip centers, grocery stores, roads etc) started booming the last year.