Rising rates, affordability stress, and valuations detached from fundamentals are flashing red.I’ve been through cycles before.

The problem I see fundamentally with so called guru promoters is that they share no risk with you.

It’s one of the few places where you can still find properties in the 120–180k range that hit the 1% rule and cash flow while also sitting in a city with strong long-term fundamentals like population growth, job growth, and massive company investments from Intel, Amazon, Google, Honda, Microsoft, and more.

If the fundamentals check out, the Cincinnati area can be a solid long-term hold, but trust your due diligence more than the spreadsheet.

But, if you catch a deal with solid, LONG TERM fundamentals, you might not get a home run, but you likely will be safe.2.

Insurance is fundamentally about spreading risk - so avoiding over-concentration in a single area is good, albeit frustrating to the consumer, business practice. 

Places like Columbus, OH are worth a look because the fundamentals are strong—population growth, job growth, and big companies moving in—plus you can still find 2–4 unit properties in the $150–250K range that can hit the 1% rule and cash flow.

August delivered the sector’s strongest annual price gains since late 2022, and with improving fundamentals across multiple property types, market participants are cautiously optimistic that the worst may be behind them.Prices Climb as Momentum BuildsAccording to MSCI’s RCA CPPI report, the National All-Property Index rose 2.4% year-over-year and 0.9% month-over-month in August.

UnemploymentYes, I understand the map is for LTR, but since STR assets are fundamentally single-family residences, we always make sure that plan B for the property will appreciate regardless of the overlying STR strategy.

From 2008 to 2017 the fundamentals made sense.