Top 10 Rental Markets in the US - Do you Invest in these markets and why (or why not)?

[Wendell De Guzman]

According to USA Today...below are the top 10 rental real estate markets:

(They looked at annual gross rental yields from RealtyTrac as their basis)

10. Hernando County, Florida

Annual gross rental yield: 17.29%

Vacancy Rate: 5.1%

9. Pasco County, Florida

Annual gross rental yield: 17.30%

Vacancy Rate: 8.9%

8. Columbia County, Florida

Annual gross rental yield: 18.42%

Vacancy Rate: 11.3%

7. Wayne County, Michigan

Annual gross rental yield: 19.88%

Vacancy Rate: 8.9%

6. Spalding County, Georgia

Annual gross rental yield: 20.35%

Vacancy Rate: 12.3%

5. Putnam County, Florida

Annual gross rental yield: 22.63%

Vacancy Rate: 6.3%

4. Howard County, Indiana

Annual gross rental yield: 24%

Vacancy Rate: 6.6%

3. Duplin County, North Carolina

Annual gross rental yield: 24.4%

Vacancy Rate: 8.8%

2. Clayton County, Georgia

Annual gross rental yield: 26.88%

Vacancy Rate: 16.9%

1. Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Annual gross rental yield: 41.57%

Vacancy Rate: 11.1%