As 6,000 new units are added by the end of the year, renters are benefiting from lower costs, signing bonuses, and waived fees, despite home prices nearing their all-time highs.The Strip: Ninth Most Popular U.S.

Cape Coral is especially popular among investors for its waterfront properties and growing infrastructure.

Cozy is super popular.

Look for neighborhoods where house hacking is popular and where you can find properties that fit your budget and investment goals.Networking: Connect with other investors in your area.

It's definitely gotten really popular over the past few years and some people have built very successful businesses off of it, but if you aren't looking to do that full time then I would recommend buying a property instead as your margins will be far better and you have more options to get out of it if the market or your rentals go south.

This makes Augusta a pretty popular place to invest for out of state and even out of country investors.

They were popular because they were cheap, since your walls were also your roof.

I had the listing on Avail (which I use as a rental manager, and posts to many other popular rental sites), Zillow, and Facebook Marketplace.I already have a Section 8 tenant at Property #1 (which I acquired during the purchase), so I'm not opposed to the program at all, and to be honest, they pay above market rent in my area, so that worked for me.

@Ryan Paltridge I have helped 3 BiggerPockets investors buy 4 STRs in Scottsdale in the last 12 months.My recommendation would be to concentrate on zip codes in popular locations that also have more non-HOA options.These would be 85251, 85250, 85257 for options near Old Town.

It's an incredibly popular change, so I'd be surprised if we don't see it again.As to the retroactive point, it's not happening.