My rental market is still very hot.

How about adding a hot tub?

I don't like the idea of staging photos with flaming hot cheetos against my new penny tile backsplash, but then again I see other listings getting mentions in the reviews so who am I to question it?

The same with the hot area with awesome cashflow.

They are in a hot area of Jacksonville and might have 5 available at a time, but all of the above they need to fix before I would ever recommend.

Tampa is definitely a hot market for real estate right now.

With your design experience you definitely have a leg up to flip, but the Asheville market is pretty steamy hot.

So I was thinking that would lead to more "Can you come over and show me how to work the thermostat/tv remote/wifi/hot tub/etc".

It's likely that while the market isn't red-hot, buyers are still willing to pay for the right property.Timing & Interest Rates: You mentioned that you dropped the price after the Fed cut rates, which could have spurred some interest.

Both of these areas have some of the top rated Volusia county schools (better than Deland, Deltona, and Debary which are all really hot investment areas).