Depending on where you are investing you may have seen 100k increase or even double.

Areas with good school districts, public transportation, and amenities tend to attract reliable tenants. 

I also did look into Salton Sea for STR, it didn't look very attractive for STR.

I would check out Citrus County and Holiday its next to the Gulf beaches and a lot of winter/summer attractions.

The shorter the prepayment term has an impact on increasing the rate.4.

@Rick BaggenstossIt's not going to go backwards private organizations and the city have invested millions and they have gained back 100 millions back on their investments and the Beltline is not completed yet I do the tour often (Beltline)Those area are little sketchy but because it has not been totally gentrified it's still in its process also in order far Atlanta to keep attracting talent to the city they must become transportation friendly millenials are not getting in car note debt like previous generations they want to work play and party in the city (Kipp) is great as far school goes I want to say it was #1 in the state of GA.

Just wanted to add that Raleigh rents have increased so rapidly over the last 3-5 years that I don't see that continuing unless wages rise significantly. 

They are mostly older condo buildings so they could def use some remodeling to increase the value.

I find that listing very early attracts the best tenants.

So, if you are buying in lower end areas or an area that is harder to attract high quality tenants, you will likely have more vacancy due to fewer qualified applicants and often time wear and tear that can be fairly expensive with each new tenant.