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.

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

Glue part of the sheets also so someone don't drag furniture across it and wrinkle it up.  

For us, its simple supply and demand.

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. 

That is key IMHO.As far as furniture, OfferUP, Facebook Marketplace and Craiglist has a TON of USA made furniture for either free or pennies on the dollar.

I gave them both a free month lease back for furniture or a low price for the homes.

Rental income has gone down because of supply and covid money being sapped up.