Short commute to a major hub for all sorts of professionals.

They want to make it a cultural hub. 

Think Midwest towns, college towns, or cities with medical hubs or event/attraction traffic.Use tools like AirDNA or PriceLabs Market Dashboards to look at average daily rates, occupancy, and seasonality.

I then use property hub to verify that the comps seem representable and they seem to be a bit conservative on comps used but I regularly see this on refi appraisals even without an ADU (refi appraisals are conservative).  

Positive cash flow is great, but don’t forget the other three ways rentals build wealth over time:Principal Paydown – Your tenants are buying the house for you, one month at a time.Appreciation – North Texas continues to see strong long-term value growth, especially around job hubs and expanding suburbs.Tax Benefits – Depreciation can shelter thousands in rental income from taxes, and 1031 exchanges let you defer capital gains and scale faster.

Honestly, you're asking the right question — picking the right market is everything.Since you're based in NYC, you already live in one of the biggest real estate hubs, but it’s also crazy competitive and expensive, so it’s smart to also look at other markets too.When you're figuring out where to invest, you want to focus on a few basics: population growth, job growth, affordability, and rental demand.

It's a huge FedEx hub.

So many turn to the basement dwellers with the "command centers" full of pawn shop bought computer monitors of which some are in Porn Hub 24/7 while they shill crypto and for gurus in various spaces like real estate.

There’s also a steady job market here, anchored by major logistics and distribution hubs (FedEx being the biggest name, but far from the only player), healthcare, and manufacturing.

I was listening to a podcast, I really can't recall the lady's name but she was going after the company Pornhub.