Even houses he's bought during the pandemic boom are on track to be paid off in ~4 years.On the other side of the coin, these are Section 8 rentals in "sketchy" parts of West Dayton that aren't the safest and the tenants can be a pain to deal with.

Around here they are booming (I'm near Houston, Texas) and filling as soon as they are built.

Covid has caused a boom in regional, drivable, vacation towns.

Galveston is booming with a ton of money being brought to the island through tourism, development, and the cruise lines.

It is a house hack so just know what your total monthly expenses are going to be, then figure out what you would get from rent, bring the total rent into the equation with the expenses and boom.

If not consider selling and 1031 exchanging it into a 2-4 unit where you can house hack (giving you a low Down payment and cash flow).I recommend you come to Columbus Oh, not only do we have some excellent hospitals, but we also having a booming economy, appreciating real estate, and excellent rental deals.I have had friends who wait to buy until the have enough cash saved up, sadly they never end up investing.

We are starting to see these areas boom due to huge investors and corporations like Intel choosing to set up shops in these kinds of areas.

Following the history of this thread, it looks like you bought prior to the boom of other investors flocking in.

The area between Elba and Enterprise is really booming. 

@Ariel Goldenberg, boom there you have it.