Lower ADR and lower occupancy combined with the higher interest rate is what is really making most STR deals not work out.Having said that, it depends on what your goal is.  

With booming industries, significant business investments, a thriving tourism sector, and new tax incentives, the region offers a unique combination of opportunities that are hard to find elsewhere.

I am flying out of Chattanooga this morning,but was here the last few days getting a feel for the city.

.: When I first started investing, I built a portfolio consisting of a combination of "cash flow" properties and "appreciation" properties.

DSTs suffer from 3 main problems:1) Low returns (aka 4-6% ish)2) High fees3) Poor / no liquidityThe combination of these factors makes DSTs pretty terrible investments right now.

My focus is on markets where our combined capital and experience can bring the best results.

You are permitted up to 90% combined-LTV between lender- and seller-financing. 

Personally - we have found a lot of success scaling from single family to multi by a combination of all the above.

Depending on the article, there is between $26B and $30B under construction, and the last job fair had over 20,000 open jobs.In ConclusionWhile nothing is guaranteed, the combination of population growth and limited land for expansion virtually assures that prices and rents will continue to increase.Thanks for reading my post.

From there he basically went from one door to four in the space of a couple of years, mainly to due to a combination of house hacking, saving and home equity line of credits.