There is an old joke: you don't have to run faster than the bear, just faster than your friend.There are hundreds of leases signed every week, your apartment needs to be more attractive than 50% of what's out there and it will be rented quickly.So you'll have to do some mystery shopping and (ideally) physically look at your competition.

Reasonable rates and options for a discount if rented more than (x) days.Make the home extra attractive buy some things that make the home stand out like games for both the parents and the kids.

Hey @Ashley Wong,I don’t have much insight into Columbus or Tulsa, but I run a turnkey provider in Huntsville and can vouch for the area—for two reasons.First, Huntsville’s strong demographic headwinds have led to steady and sustainable population growth (+20% in the last decade), while the city’s abundance of high-quality STEM jobs—brought to the area by industry heavyweights like Dynetics, Boeing, FBI, Redstone Arsenal, Blue Origin, and others—have attracted numerous well-heeled millennial renters.

I would just recommend having something else standout and attract guests to your cabin if that's the case (e.g., theatre room, great game room, murals etc)My Morganton property went live in December as a 3 bed so that we could get some holiday bookings and we had no issues getting it booked.

The problem is that when things get overhyped it attracts con artists, scammers, and opportunistic losers. 

Forget cost of living.The game now is quality over quantity; meaning less rentals but better one's to attract better tenants, higher land value and tons of other reasons.

Real estate investors are attracted to medium-term rentals to gain the benefits of extra cash flow versus long-term rentals while avoiding regulatory risks, high turnover, and intensive management of short-term rentals.While many investors are now turning to medium-term rentals to build their portfolios, the lending world has unfortunately been a little slow to keep up.

@Tiffany Roberts from many years of experience I learned that some properties attract destructive tenants and some attract great ones.

There are properties that probably have 2X-3X the cash flow my properties have and are comparable in price but given their location and tenant history attract a much worse group of tenants and have much higher expense ratio relative to repairs and maintenance and general wear and tear on the property because of the type of tenants they attract.

For each property you list, you'll attract about a dozen investors on average.