I can't see CFX markets ever becoming even 1/100 as popular as FOLIOfn.

A lot of the places are sold out and one of the more popular ones that I saw was off of Holly st, which is a little further from the Ga Dome but still about 15min away. 

Consistently being voted as one of the best cities in the world to live in certainly has its drawbacks but, frankly, with all the rain we've had this winter, I can't figure out why it's so popular.  

I travel frequently for work, so my original strategy was: - buy home in desirable area, furnish it well, live in it while local, rent it on AirBnb or VRBO when I'm traveling - once I have additional equity, buy another home and do the same thing, either keeping home #1 as a STR or rent it long term, depending on the current market - rinse and repeatI was considering Austin, TX as my starting point, due to its massive recent popularity.

One of the most popular questions I find when browsing through this site is "how to get started, what to do"   My main advice is read read read, then read some more.

With that being said I know now that Richmond is becoming more popular of spot for people not being able to afford San Francisco.

The area is quiet and low crime, and I think will become a little more popular over the next few years due to urban sprawl and some colleges, restaurants, etc being built a few miles down the freeway.

Go through all the popular websites but this task is daunting.

My advice is check where the jobs are - aside from the Front Range popular cities. 

There are a lot of neighborhoods here that are transitioning or are becoming considered "more popular" than they were before so its great to be up to date on the local trends.For my first purchase, I am not looking to have to make too many upgrades within the first year, so I look for ones that are turn key and hopefully have renters in them.