Some have more niche markets, such as Dripping Springs and Driftwood which tend to be more venue event driven STRs.  

Not sure how your pay is structured or if it’s consistent (same number of miles driven on each check or does it vary?). 

It has been a mix bag on buyers taking advantage of the rate buy downs, heavily driven by price point.

They are go-getters, direct, self driven, social, outspoken, not shy, bold, creative but the opposite from below: For managerial tasks, back end, IT, methodical work, analysis of numbers, busy work = you will need a high “C” and “S” assistant: someone that has the mind of an accountant or engineer.

If you are looking primarily for cashflow and are not driven by appreciation potential/asset liquidity, then you can still find some mobile homes in commuting distance to Raleigh that get close to 1%. 

They are also now very tech-driven, meaning that humans don't really touch the underwriting.

I then match that data by subdivision with the subdivisions for houses for sale, and then let the query crunch the numbers, rent to sale price ("1% rule"), default estimate of expenses, default estimate of rehab driven by year built, a typical mortgage amortization, and 20% down cash on cash return. 

Currently with AI in its infancy, it is making some tasks easier to do but have yet to get comfortable with it actually replacing an employee. 

I've been doing my market research and came across Neal Bawa who has a data driven approach when selecting a market.

I don't get the sense that you're driven to be hard core, this is my passion, real estate investors.