Do you have any data on those markets showing they're underbuilt?

You can also post on more geographically diverse sites, like Travel Nurse Gypsy Housing, which covers all of the US.

You can explore crime rates by zip code or city, and there are often user-submitted comments about the area which, while subjective, can add color to the raw numbers.

I have a company we work with in Brazil that you can get a VA for 20 hours per week, we hvae had great luck with them and have brought two people eventually on full time.

Please let me know if you get any good use from the below sites, your city sites, or if they're all just dead ends.National resources:1) https://nationalland.com/blog/2025-land-real-estate-trends/2) https://nationalland.com/blog/3) https://data.hud.gov/4) https://www.huduser.gov/portal/pdrdatas_landing.html5) This looks pretty cool https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/research-rep...

You might find this blog helpful which has many tips and online tools for the newbies: Starting Your Real Estate Investing Journey.Wishing you all the best as you dive into real estate!

Remember on VA foreclosure you may be able to get VA financing for investment properties. 

It’s a small price to pay for substantial peace of mind, especially if you have equity to protect and properties spread across multiple jurisdictions.Note: This information is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, tax, financial, or investment advice.

What do you think is the catalyst behind the sudden surge in activity?

I literally had 2 units approaching 1000 reviews each (many/most preceding the time Vacasa managed them which Vacasa got to keep when they purchased the previous pm) that got discarded to start over with someone that was not Vacasa.My booking rate has never matched what Vacasa was getting but my reviews are less than 100 on every platform (some OTAs far less than 100).I recommend against Vacasa, anyone is better.