I'm currently working to secure my first small multi family property in Salt Lake County and this is really interesting. 

Louis — Rent $1,250, DOM 60 (MoM +11%, YoY +28%), Avail 1,705MontanaAll — Rent $1,888, DOM 48 (MoM +10%, YoY +20%)NebraskaAll — Rent $1,400, DOM 41 (MoM +15%, YoY –2%)NevadaLas Vegas — Rent $1,950, DOM 46 (MoM +5%, YoY +7%), Avail 5,627New HampshireAll — Rent $2,100, DOM 72 (MoM –14%, YoY –8%)New JerseyNewark — Rent $2,120, DOM 51 (MoM –11%, YoY +42%), Avail 1,664New MexicoAll — Rent $1,725, DOM 45 (MoM +5%, YoY +13%)New YorkNew York — Rent $3,606, DOM 62 (MoM +13%, YoY +17%), Avail 17,744North CarolinaCharlotte — Rent $1,969, DOM 50 (MoM +4%, YoY –7%), Avail 4,015Raleigh — Rent $1,850, DOM 57 (MoM +19%, YoY –7%), Avail 2,000North DakotaAll — Rent $1,140, DOM 63 (MoM –8%, YoY –13%)OhioCincinnati — Rent $1,495, DOM 47 (MoM –10%, YoY +9%), Avail 2,109Cleveland — Rent $1,225, DOM 66 (MoM +0%, YoY +32%), Avail 2,038Columbus — Rent $1,503, DOM 53 (MoM +4%, YoY +4%), Avail 3,308OklahomaOklahoma City — Rent $1,400, DOM 50 (MoM +5%, YoY +19%), Avail 1,797OregonPortland — Rent $1,800, DOM 45 (MoM –2%, YoY +10%), Avail 2,832PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia — Rent $1,600, DOM 60 (MoM +0%, YoY +7%), Avail 8,995Pittsburg — Rent $1,530, DOM 66 (MoM +3%, YoY +25%), Avail 2,532Rhode IslandProvidence — Rent $2,161, DOM 47 (MoM +8%, YoY +34%), Avail 870South CarolinaAll — Rent $1,817, DOM 55 (MoM +13%, YoY +6%)South DakotaAll — Rent $1,233, DOM 50 (MoM –8%, YoY +22%)TennesseeNashville — Rent $2,246, DOM 52 (MoM +7%, YoY +4%), Avail 3,192TexasAustin — Rent $2,000, DOM 57 (MoM +6%, YoY +4%), Avail 6,385Dallas — Rent $1,995, DOM 81 (MoM +5%, YoY +29%), Avail 3,582Houston — Rent $1,899, DOM 55 (MoM +4%, YoY +15%), Avail 10,453San Antonio — Rent $1,670, DOM 62 (MoM +7%, YoY +24%), Avail 6,422UtahSalt Lake City — Rent $1,599, DOM 47 (MoM –5%, YoY +21%), Avail 977VermontAll — Rent $2,295, DOM 61 (MoM –9%, YoY +3%)VirginiaRichmond — Rent $1,613, DOM 48 (MoM +5%, YoY +12%), Avail 932WashingtonSeattle — Rent $2,228, DOM 42 (MoM +14%, YoY +11%), Avail 4,052West VirginiaAll — Rent $1,200, DOM 54 (MoM –4%, YoY +17%)WisconsinMilwaukee — Rent $1,250, DOM 46 (MoM +9%, YoY +21%), Avail 1,311WyomingCheyenne — Rent $1,450, DOM 27 (MoM +24%, YoY –4%), Avail 217Top MoM DOM Risers (slower)Boston +32% → 140 DOM (don’t Raleigh +19% → 57 DOMSeattle +14% → 42 DOMSacramento +13% → 45 DOMDenver +11% / San Francisco +11% → 49 / 68 DOMTop MoM DOM Improvers (faster)Kansas City –7% → 43 DOMNew Hampshire –14% → 72 DOMSan Diego –4% → 52 DOMMinneapolis –4% → 32 DOMWest Virginia –4% → 54 DOMMethodologySnapshot as of Oct 5, 2025.

Its a prime location on the greenbelt and next to a Lake Park and the land is undervalued.  

My husband and I bought lake property and built a beautiful small home, which we used as a weekend retreat for about a year.

I am a beginner investor, working to secure my first small multi family in Salt Lake County, Utah and your post has brought some great knowledge out of some really great people!

If I go the short-term rental route, I'll be looking at areas within an hour and a half drive of my house, ideally on one of the lakes in the area or White River.

Are we talking posh along "lake formerly known as Calhoun" property or an off Broadway "strap on the flak jacket" sec8 property? 

Louis – Rent: $1275, MoM Rent: ▼ 0.8 %, DOM: 54, MoM DOM: ▲ 8.0 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 15%MontanaAll – Rent: $1950, MoM Rent: ▲ 2.0 %, DOM: 43, MoM DOM: ▲ 10.3 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 19%NebraskaAll – Rent: $1400, MoM Rent: ▼ 1.2 %, DOM: 39, MoM DOM: ▲ 14.7 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 0%NevadaLas Vegas – Rent: $1985, MoM Rent: ▼ 0.5 %, DOM: 43, MoM DOM: ▲ 4.9 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 5%New HampshireAll – Rent: $2150, MoM Rent: ▲ 2.4 %, DOM: 61, MoM DOM: ▼ 14.1 %, YoY DOM: ▼ 13%New JerseyNewark – Rent: $2106, MoM Rent: ▲ 0.3 %, DOM: 57, MoM DOM: ▼ 5.0 %, YoY DOM: ▼ 2%New MexicoAll – Rent: $1750, MoM Rent: ▲ 2.9 %, DOM: 43, MoM DOM: ▲ 4.9 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 16%New YorkNew York – Rent: $3735, MoM Rent: ▼ 1.7 %, DOM: 55, MoM DOM: ▼ 3.5 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 4%North CarolinaCharlotte – Rent: $2000, MoM Rent: ▼ 0.7 %, DOM: 48, MoM DOM: ▲ 9.1 %, YoY DOM: ▼ 6%Raleigh – Rent: $1880, MoM Rent: ▼ 0.8 %, DOM: 48, MoM DOM: ▲ 2.1 %, YoY DOM: ▼ 23%North DakotaAll – Rent: $1120, MoM Rent: ▲ 3.8 %, DOM: 58, MoM DOM: ▼ 7.9 %, YoY DOM: ▼ 9%OhioCincinnati – Rent: $1429, MoM Rent: ▲ 2.1 %, DOM: 52, MoM DOM: ▼ 5.5 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 21%Cleveland – Rent: $1250, MoM Rent: ▲ 4.2 %, DOM: 66, MoM DOM: ▲ 6.8 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 29%Columbus – Rent: $1550, MoM Rent: ▲ 3.3 %, DOM: 51, MoM DOM: ▼ 13.6 %, YoY DOM: ▼ 7%OklahomaOklahoma City – Rent: $1450, MoM Rent: – 0.0 %, DOM: 45, MoM DOM: ▲ 4.7 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 7%OregonPortland – Rent: $1818, MoM Rent: ▲ 1.1 %, DOM: 42, MoM DOM: ▼ 2.3 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 11%PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia – Rent: $1625, MoM Rent: ▼ 0.1 %, DOM: 60, MoM DOM: ▲ 0.0 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 11%Pittsburg – Rent: $1500, MoM Rent: ▼ 1.6 %, DOM: 64, MoM DOM: ▲ 8.5 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 21%Rhode IslandProvidence – Rent: $2195, MoM Rent: ▲ 2.1 %, DOM: 43, MoM DOM: ▲ 7.5 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 26%South CarolinaAll – Rent: $1825, MoM Rent: ▼ 2.6 %, DOM: 54, MoM DOM: ▲ 12.5 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 15%South DakotaAll – Rent: $1255, MoM Rent: ▼ 1.6 %, DOM: 44, MoM DOM: ▼ 8.3 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 10%TennesseeNashville – Rent: $2250, MoM Rent: ▼ 2.2 %, DOM: 48, MoM DOM: ▲ 6.7 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 7%TexasAustin – Rent: $2050, MoM Rent: ▼ 2.4 %, DOM: 54, MoM DOM: ▲ 14.9 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 4%Dallas – Rent: $1999, MoM Rent: ▼ 0.1 %, DOM: 77, MoM DOM: ▲ 4.1 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 31%Houston – Rent: $1900, MoM Rent: – 0.0 %, DOM: 53, MoM DOM: ▲ 10.4 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 10%San Antonio – Rent: $1699, MoM Rent: ▼ 0.1 %, DOM: 58, MoM DOM: ▲ 13.7 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 23%UtahSalt Lake City – Rent: $1600, MoM Rent: ▲ 3.2 %, DOM: 35, MoM DOM: ▼ 5.4 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 9%VermontAll – Rent: $2400, MoM Rent: ▲ 14.3 %, DOM: 58, MoM DOM: ▼ 9.4 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 7%VirginiaRichmond – Rent: $1650, MoM Rent: ▲ 0.7 %, DOM: 43, MoM DOM: ▲ 4.9 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 8%WashingtonSeattle – Rent: $2240, MoM Rent: ▲ 2.6 %, DOM: 37, MoM DOM: ▼ 9.8 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 6%West VirginiaAll – Rent: $1200, MoM Rent: – 0.0 %, DOM: 50, MoM DOM: ▼ 3.8 %, YoY DOM: ▼ 6%WisconsinMilwaukee – Rent: $1300, MoM Rent: ▲ 0.4 %, DOM: 47, MoM DOM: ▲ 9.3 %, YoY DOM: ▲ 24%WyomingCheyenne – Rent: $1275, MoM Rent: ▼ 8.6 %, DOM: 21, MoM DOM: ▲ 23.5 %, YoY DOM: ▼ 30%4.

So they have 3 main arguments: needs a lot of power, burries 160 acres of arable land, and uses 1.2 million gallons of fresh water from Lake Michigan per day. 

Hi, I work primarily in Lackawanna County and my brokerage does a lot of work in Big Bass Lake.