No surprise, this, along with job growth (HP is a large employer) forces prices to stay high as demand creeps up too.

IMO killeen is a solid investment. just have to watch which areas you are getting into. there are some pretty rough areas near fort hood but killeen is great because it is close enough to austin and people commute from there to austin as well. with fort cavazos near by and the new samsung plant coming online in taylor, it is a solid choice with steady demand for MF.

While prices are low (under $200k), there's absolutely a rental demand - especially for working class and professional tenants who aren't ready to buy.

Should drive land prices and demand up in our small town USA.Trying to retire but the hits keep coming.  

It also sits on 2 acres with separate buildings for animals and a nice storage shed.

Due to your payment history it’s going to be tough to refi out into something more conventional or a DSCR.Hard money is your best bet but that’ll cost you.If your selling, drop the price and you’ll bring in more demand.

From talking to locals, there's a couple of issues than need to be addressed, some are the non-ecological practices that some of those developers have, unfortunately, our government profits from this investors and allows them to destroy manglers (which are the natural water purifying system of that area) dismantling hectares of mangroves and degraded the habitat of resident and migratory species burying animals alive.There's proof of fecal material floating beneath the city of Tulum, only 20% of the water is sent to the water treatment plant, there's no infrastructure for the exponential growth.The landfills in the middle of the jungle that is leaking hazardous pollutants into the freshwater system and that something that developers won't tell you.I love my country and it would be a disaster for everybody if this place ends up like some other great beaches around the world, that are completely ruined by greedy investors not following the rules.There's no urban or comprehensive master plan, and one of the risks is that Tulum will be like Playa del Carmen is today, overgrown and with environmental devastation.I will advise doing a lot of research before getting something in Tulum, different country, different rules, and practices.

Some properties—especially those in high-demand rental markets or with room for value-add strategies—can exceed an 8% annual return when factoring in both cash flow and appreciation.

At the same time, the neighborhoods are not in high demand or else the properties would not sell to wholesalers and renovators so cheap.  

My concern, though, is committing to a long-term stay that could extend into the peak season, potentially limiting our ability to capitalize on higher demand during that period.Has anyone else faced similar challenges with their STR during the slow season?