The Best Markets to Buy Rental Properties Right NOW | Sept. 2025

"you've got a $50 million downtown revitalization project going on. So, the city is investing more in the downtown area, trying to bring that back to life. You've got a 500 acre innovation district being built and it's being supported by the University of South Carolina. So, there's a lot of investment going into the community. There are jobs in healthcare, in government, and in technology. All of which are solid sectors to be looking for because a lot of the times when you look at job growth, you want to pay attention to the industry those jobs are in because jobs can go away if technology improves and maybe jobs get shipped overseas or maybe jobs go away because of AI. So, you want to pay attention to the types of jobs because you want jobs that are going to continue to be around. And so, I think this is just a solid market."

"consistent 2 to 7% annual growth for the rental rate there."

"And I think too there's a lot of different industries coming in or already there that it's not relying on just one manufacturer or industry."

"in De Mo there was a $3 billion for those who are keeping score which I clearly am that is 60 times more than Henry's market investment in the downtown area... I honestly have no idea. But I will say that between that and the 6% population growth just since 2020, which is a lot."

"But with inventory going up and relatively flat prices, that means you're probably going to be able to negotiate in a market that has a lot of good stuff going on long term, and that means I'm probably going to be able to get some better deals, which is why I like De Moines."

"Princeton, Texas is one of the fastest growing cities in the US with 30% annual population growth since 2023."

"Cincinnati spending 800 million on their downtown overhaul. All right... spending 470 million on renovating the stadium where the Cincinnati Bengals play because the Bengals have agreed to stay through 2036 in Cincinnati. And so that's a good sign for tourism and all of the things that come with having an NFL team in the area."

"Like home prices are still up five or 6% every like the last couple of years and they've continued to do that."

"Louisville contributes 40% of the state's GDP, which means that a lot of the state investment and infrastructure goes into Louisville, which I like. It just means that they're going to continue investing there."

"Hartford has just seen prices going up. It has seen rents going up. And I think it's going to continue to be a pretty strong market going forward..."

"Jet Zero Aerospace has a mega mega project. They're spending $4.7 billion. On the Triad International Airport, and they're building an aircraft manufacturing and R&D center that's supposed to bring $14,500 jobs to the area. So, if you're looking for a place that has proximity to major metros, similar to the market you just talked about, uh, but has potential for growth coming in the future with these large investments, this is a place where you can go, you can buy a property now affordably that cash flows now in the market and then you can get some appreciation when this when these jobs start to come, when people are trying to live closer to this hub where this 14,000 jobs are going to come from and then you'll get the appreciation on the upside."

"there's not a lot of population growth, not a lot of appreciation growth. Um, not even really rent growth really happening in this this city."

"It's like it's not appreciating and rents aren't going up. It's like what are you what are you doing there? I mean, I think like you property taxes, your insurance or everything else going on. ... Exactly. Yeah. So, like you're probably going to be losing money to inflation at that point."

"consistent 2 to 7% annual growth for the rental rate there."

"the Bengals have agreed to stay through 2036 in Cincinnati. And so that's a good sign for tourism and all of the things that come with having an NFL team in the area."

"Louisville contributes 40% of the state's GDP, which means that a lot of the state investment and infrastructure goes into Louisville, which I like. It just means that they're going to continue investing there."

"Jet Zero Aerospace ... building an aircraft manufacturing and R&D center that's supposed to bring $14,500 jobs to the area."

"you can get some appreciation when this when these jobs start to come, when people are trying to live closer to this hub where this 14,000 jobs are going to come from and then you'll get the appreciation on the upside."

"for me it's a no because there's very very little appreciation"

"It's it's a no for me because of the job growth and population growth situation like that. What I'm seeing from the numbers you gave me is that people aren't steadily moving there and there maybe isn't jobs for those people if they do move there."

"then you're just literally investing for pure cash flow right now. And I'm not saying investing for pure cash flow is bad. I'm just saying that that's the only benefit you're going to get outside of the tax benefits."

"It's like it's not appreciating and rents aren't going up. It's like what are you what are you doing there?"

"So, like you're probably going to be losing money to inflation at that point."