I love the flexibility they offer for traveling professionals, military families, or folks in between moves.My main questions:Have you noticed increased demand for midterm rentals in this area, particularly from military personnel at nearby bases or healthcare workers at local hospitals?

Hi Jack, there's a lot of old stock - I've traveled there and seen it myself, but word is out of Syracuse and it has shown up in various BP "lists" over the past 12 months as well.

Sale your current house.  

I currently operate a few STRs so have a good understanding of that aspect although they're all located in touristy locations.

I live in Honolulu currently but used to live in Tokyo (mother is Japanese) and still travel there on a regular basis (pre-Covid).

You nailed it with the traveling work crews.

Your answer needs to make sense, and be true.Also refi'ing your current primary into an investment loan also has the potential to be fraudulent if your family still occupies it as their primary. 

I despise units that are older where sound travels easily or also units that have either more units above and below.

I just don't see it going down significantly more than the current state... but again who knows.. it's Dubai like you said

What are your current goals or challenges in real estate?