Texas is a great option, consider San Antonio or Houston for strong cash flow, DFW or Austin suburbs for appreciation, or Corpus Christi for short-term rental potential.

But it doesn't seem to be riskier and more doomed to fail than BRRRR and other types of long term holding/land lording.  

I have STR, MTR, and Long term rentals.

Passive income is certainly the name of the game - building a real estate portfolio and creating generational wealth are key ingredients to long term holistic financial health and success.There are fantastic real estate investment opportunities in various markets, particularly in the Midwest and Southeast of the country. 

If we hope to be in business over the long term, we have to establish "fair and reasonableness." 

They also have a home vacancy tax in a lot of areas which applies to short term rentals. 

Owner-occupied commercial properties generally get better interest rates and terms when compared to pure investment properties. 

.): ~$1600Savings available: ~15-20% of the purchase priceCash to close: ~$34kRehab estimate: ~$34kRemaining reserves: ~$20-25kTo fully fund the rehab, I’d need to come up with an additional ~$15k in the short term, which I anticipate paying back quickly once the rental portion is generating income.

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I have properties in the Buffalo area (a mix of long term and short term) but was looking into Syracuse also, so would be interested to hear the responses.