depending where you buy, by the time you run your numbers income/expense monthly there is no cash flow. in some places where airbnb is popular, investors own and when its time to sell they are asking high asking prices. its not the locals selling at a discount, due to a situation. like anywhere else, you just have to find the diamonds in the rough.

The neighborhood is really popular and growing fast.

Mostly wondering if it's worth a low return for practically no work, assuming I can raise the rent maybe 25 to 50 dollars per month each year as my area gains popularity? 

OOS Tips:-Get away from popular cities.

We've done a comparison against all the other popular skip tracing services, and I'd be really surprised if you found better numbers elsewhere.

I was very excited to see this article published, because of the increasing popularity of the industry over the last couple of years.

Is there a popular scam going around or things I should be hesitant about?

Just let it go month to month and if anything more arises that warrants a non renewal then that’s easy enough.

I’d be hesitant to put yourself in a position where you’re cash poor since that's always when problems seem to arise. 

Patten Law Firm or American Title are two popular ones.