I’m less interested in “picking a hot city” and more focused on teaching how to evaluate opportunity through migration data, employment trends, supply dynamics, and submarket fundamentals.CDA/Spokane absolutely remains a core focus, and for many investors it can still check the right boxes.

I attended the DARM (data and revenue management) conference in December, and this was a common topic in both the main and breakout sessions. 

STR/MTR out of state is a solid angle, particularly if you’re pairing it with strong data and boots-on-the-ground partners.

Happy to share some insights and local data points if you’d like to dig deeper!

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No punches pulled.No amount of technical data is going to do the job here.

I think COVID really changed the real estate game, based on the data I see.

This is up to 2024 data, but when I add 2025, Calgary is following the red, Edmonton the green, but I expect Edmonton will level off or decrease in 2026.

Travel helps, but pairing that with local data and honest operational feedback is what really moves the needle.I work in RE mgmt in several cities (rentals) around the area, more than happy to provide more insight into what I am seeing if needed. 

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