@Neal StoutThere are endless sites out there for looking at properties (redfin, realtor.com, xhomes, are the ones I use most).

Expensive markets take creative strategies to make work but once you figure them out there's endless possibilities.       

Less than 3 miles from Interstate 485, Ballantyne Corporate Park, endless shopping/dining options, and the new Ballantyne Reimagined development.

Essentially, my tenant took free rent for 8-10 months and recently did a runner. 

Eventually it may become obvious, but at that point they'll have an endless list of investors/wholesalers willing to buy their home for cash.

This leads to all sorts of market distortions and inefficiencies.Last I heard California is still a democracy so "the politicians" were elected by the people of the state, and are doing what the people want them to do: to perpetuate the endless growth myth of the post-WWII boom, during which California grew on cheap oil, cheap labor, and cheap federal money.

If you’re looking to really maximize short term rental profitability and Galveston is your place.I would consider Austin a second runner up since they have such a great music scene and so many festivals. 

But the flip side is that I could see myself easily getting trapped in a long/endless loop of more and more education and analysis paralysis.

If you've got a good product and are properly marketing yourself the clients are endless.

However, I hope that my story might inspire someone who may not have the skills to flip houses or to search endlessly for leads.