Be aware there are infrastructure issues that affect Jackson involving the water supply, road issues, etc.

I personally never would, but I would talk to people that have that can give you an idea of what it's actually like instead of getting opinions from everyone who never have and say it's the worst.Jacksonville, FL has been great from 2010-2022, but there has been a huge surge in building residential from 2020-2023, which severely impacted the supply and demand balance and rents have flattened or dropped from 2022-today.

The underlying fundamentals that drive returns for real estate investors are (low) supply and (high) demand, population growth, high paying jobs (ideally in diverse industries for maximum recession resistance), affordability and desirability.

We figure he must’ve been smoking a cigarette. 

For us, its simple supply and demand.

When you do ceilings you only have to paper/ plastic the light fixtures and maybe some smoke alarms, you can hang plastic over windows, but the paint is usually dry before it hits them and wipes off easily.

Inventory has hit a 6-month supply, up about 90% from last year. 

3- Job Market Growth is still strong in ATX 4- Population growth continues although not at the same pace as the pandemic. 5- Supply side problem - Builders overbuilding creating downward pressure on housing prices. 

When supply and demand are disconnected then the market moves between top and bottom of cycles, but then equilibrium is reached.

Some years smoke detectors need to be in bedrooms, others not.