Quote from @Ryan Mcpherson: Moved to Austin for work and purchased a home in 2021 with just under 4% interest rate.

When doing a full due diligence on these companies, I found out that their trustpilot rating was 1 star and read several lawsuits filed against them, by multiple homeowners.

Rent rates have increased so quickly over the last few years.

Here is one piece of advice When looking at areas to invest in check out this website https://www.areavibes.com/ its pretty cool it gives you a total livability score and rating for that areaBest of luck!

But that's just me, maybe your market can tolerate higher nightly rates.....I agree with Bruce.

The best scenario for the buyer buying subject to is to have enough money and good enough credit to qualify for a new loan at current rates should the due on sale clause be invoked by the lender  

BP has built a great selection, all of them worth reading and that will help you build foundational knowledge.To answer this one: the words from old school investor Dolf De Roos "seldom sell" and you will find a lot of post on BP from people who regret selling properties in the past.

There is no point refinancing the almost paid off property to buy another-just get a mortgage on the new property.hard money lenders are going to charge you a higher interest rate.

If they want to stay, they will sign a new one-year lease with a monthly rate of [$XXXX].

.)- Average days on market- Absorption rate- Historical data on rents and sale prices in the area- Population growth- Main economic drivers (industries, individual companies, etc.)- Crime stats... if you know specific zip codes/submarkets that you'd like to target, the best data will come from local precincts. - and more..I'd recommend remaining active not only here on BiggerPockets, but in other valuable RE investment networks that you can find - i.e. local meetups (meetup.com, eventbrite, BP local events).