Going back to your question of North Carolina, it’s very market specific....over the last two years the Raleigh area the Charlotte area have been two of the hottest markets in the country... several other markets are strong as well.... know your market, do your research...you’ll do well.Good luck.

Let me also add that this is in one of the hottest parts of Columbus with rapidly raising prices.

I thought I would take some time to put together this short guide, please correct me if you disagree on any of this...The Overall MarketRaleigh-Durham has been named on nearly all of the recent “Hottest housing market”-type lists, and for good reasons.

Florida not even in the top 50 of the Realtor.com’s 2018 Top 10 Hottest ZIP CodesAlways look at the data! 

@Jerryll Noorden  @Tyler Cody I completely and totally agree with everything Jerryll said.(1) SEO leads (or Google Adwords is about the same) is the absolute hottest lead category.

Out of the 3, Columbus is superior in any and every financial and economic metric you can put on the table...here are a couple things to think aboutA few things you may have not known about Ohio’s Capital City:2nd Largest City in the Midwest behind Chicago (And Larger than Atlanta, San Francisco, Indianapolis, Charlotte, Nashville, Fort Worth, Denver, Seattle...and many others)Port Cities are a Thing of the Past- Columbus is the "Center of the Country"Cost of Living is Quite Low with High Quality of Life When Compared to Other Large Cities1st Amongst the 10 Largest Midwest Cities in US for Population Growth, Job Growth, and GDP Growth.Realtor.com "Hottest Real Estate Market" in the US April 2019/ December 2020-February 2021AAA Bond ratings across the board#2 Metro Market in US for Mobile Network PerformanceAverage age 31yrs.

Luckily, you're operating in Atlanta, arguably the hottest rental market in the country. 

Ohio markets show up 3 times in Zillow’s 2024 hottest markets, with Columbus and Cincinnati taking the top 2 and 3 spots.

(this was in Auckland NZ which is the hottest market in the country).  

An area that is walkable to one of the hottest parts of town for tourists.