You are in the right spot.

I am in Florida and we have a strong STR market and most of my buyers bought at high rates and using AirDNA we were pretty spot on for the numbers and we were successful in being profitable.  

Cleveland and others) and some spots in the southeast (e.g.

Many of them now have very restrictive permitting requirements.However, I have a real soft spot to Edisto Beach.

Sounds like you are in a tight spot.

It is a nice safe long-term spot if you're approaching it with a more long-term traditional real estate mindset.  

I have a bit of a soft spot for the area as a UF grad, and I still come back to the area every year or two. 

In part because the sink is under the window which to me seems like a natural spot for it. 

Plymouth is an amazing spot to own a rental but making the numbers work is challenging at current prices.

The Austin metro was among the hottest destinations in the country for where people were moving last year, according to the latest annual ranking from U-Haul International Inc.Austin ranked No. 5 among the top U.S. growth metros in 2024, and Texas was the No. 2 state for move-ins — bested from the top spot after three consecutive years by South Carolina, according to data released Jan. 2 and Jan. 3.The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area took the crown for the top growth metro in the recent list, followed by Charlotte, North Carolina (No. 2); Phoenix (No. 3); and, Lakeland, Florida (No. 4).