The growth in inventory is largely driven by new construction homes and apartments, homeowners transitioning properties from short-term to annual rentals, and a slowdown in tenant demand compared to the peak migration years.

We hear the horror stories of Chicago but when I go there you see millions of people so even though lot of out migration there is still those that are born and raised there and are never leaving. 

Net positive migration still exists, but not nearly at the same rate.

As long as winters up north are cold the migration south will continue. 

There is net out-migration.

Previously Touchstay, have been migrating to BetterSTR just because they seem just as good but much cheaper.

We were going to migrate everything over to tenantcloud, but the past few months we began to have problems with the application process on tenantcloud.

I migrated to Notion and couldn't be happier with it.

Cities change and most of the time houses are cheap when net migrations are negative. i used to own a demolition company and clean out company in Columbus Ohio and we used to clean up after section 8 tenants and I can't tell you how many times they did more damage to units or left more property than their security deposit covered and that their rent covered. owners would lose all the cash flow in one day when they had to pay us 3k for a cleanup. bad tenants are the worst kind.

Job and population trends.Strong employment and steady migration tell me whether demand will support rentals, flips, or new construction over the long term.Most investors choose their next market based on a mix of risk tolerance, operational capacity, and long-term goals.