I've written a few articles here that should help in your decision:The 10 Best Markets for Your First House Hack13 Real Estate Hot Spots You Won’t Want to Miss Next YearI'm personally putting my money where my mouth is and moving to Fayetteville, AR where I will be house-hacking my first property--something that could only be a dream in Los Angeles.

The same with the hot area with awesome cashflow.

Austin, Dallas, and Houston are all incredibly hot right now.

How about adding a hot tub?

Amenities- depending on the market, a hot tub could be a great addition to your STR.

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?

My rental market is still very hot.

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.

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".