Hi @Joy McQueary - you can find a breakdown of rental rate increases by state online, and here's where to find a list of the hottest multi-family markets.

Some of the hottest areas I've observed include Temple, Kyle, and East Austin.

That’s 3.5 years meaning it didn’t sell when the market was at its hottest.

Excerpts from a good article in the Austin business journal on Austin's metro hottest submarkets."

I just finished reading a Bigger Pockets blog post that says Florida will be one of the hottest markets for flippers and landlords in 2025.

Check out Zillow hottest housing market of 2024: https://www.axios.com/2024/01/10/zillow-ranking-hottest-real…Cleveland is a great market to focus on for cash flow.

Check out Zillow hottest housing market of 2024: https://www.axios.com/2024/01/10/zillow-ranking-hottest-real...Cleveland is what I focus in, it's great market to focus on for cash flow and specific pockets have gone upwards of 2-4x in the last 5-10 years.Dm me and I can share more. 

I do think the MTR/STR mix makes the most sense for Austin - MTR most of the year but switch to STR to maximize during the hottest travel months (spring for SXSW, fall for ACL/Formula One/UT Football)

Let me tell you how Waco has become Texas' new hottest market to invest in and why you should consider investing in this market. 

In my market the summer months are the hottest months for tenants to move so if I were you I’d just plan to have it ready to put on the market by the end of school season which likely means you’d need her out March or April which I don’t think is too big an ask on your part.