The Best Markets to Buy Rental Properties Right Now (2026 UPDATE)
Published: 2026-01-16
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Published: 2026-01-16
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Investors in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, can find properties on or off-market that will generate immediate cash flow, including great year one cash flow for off-market deals.
"You can probably find a deal listed that will make you some money as it sits... if you're going to look off market, you can probably find some really great deals and get great year 1 cash flow..."
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New jobs will be created in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, from Rouses Markets' expansion and FedEx's new logistics facility.
"Rouses Markets which is expanding and entering the city through acquisitions. So, we've got more jobs coming in the food space. FedEx is opening a logistics facility in the area."
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Hattiesburg, Mississippi, will not become an overbuilt market in the future due to its current low rate of new development.
"they don't have a ton of new development going on... So, it's not going to be an area that is overbuilt going into the future."
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Ocala, Florida, will offer better property insurance rates and greater protection from hurricanes due to its inland location away from coastal flood zones.
"it's dead center and hopefully we can get better insurance because it's not on the coast, better weather... you're more protected from hurricanes... you're going to get better insurance because you're not in a flood zone."
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Ocala, Florida, will continue to experience strong population growth driven by in-state migration, especially from coastal areas affected by extreme weather.
"most of the migration due to extreme weather is within the same state... They're what they're doing is moving from Cape Coral or Tampa to Okala... it's a 3.3 ratio for every one person that leaves Okala. 3.3 people come into it."
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Investors can achieve immediate cash flow on properties purchased in Hartford, Connecticut.
"you might be able to get some like right off the bat cash flow."
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Hartford, Connecticut's economy will demonstrate stability and be recession-proof due to the presence of many large companies in the Northeast.
"it's it's a pretty recessionp proof economy. The Northeast typically is a pretty stable economy because there's so many big companies there."
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Hartford, Connecticut, will experience future property appreciation because the market is currently underbuilt, similar to other parts of the Northeast.
"it's just totally underbuilt like a lot of the Northeast... so you probably have some some legs behind you on uh on that."
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Hartford, Connecticut, will consistently attract residents and jobs, making 4-10 unit multifamily properties cash-flow 'monsters' in the future.
"a market like this is always going to see people living there. They're always going to have jobs, and you can get great small multifamilies. So, I would be looking for that 4 to 10 unit property in this market that doesn't need a ton of work, that can make some cash flow now, but be a cash flow monster in the future."
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Fredericksburg, Texas, is a viable market for short-term rentals, but not for long-term rentals.
"this would be for a short-term rental, this would work. Long-term rental, no."
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The development of major hotels like the Waldorf Astoria in Fredericksburg, Texas, indicates future success for short-term rental investments in the area.
"there's just starting to be development of bigger hotels like the Waldorf Atoria is starting to develop a hotel there. So, kind of like doing the Starbucks model of following where they're going."
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Small multifamily properties in Knoxville, Tennessee, are likely to achieve positive cash flow within the first year.
"rent to price ratio for small multifamilies, it goes up to 75... That's the difference between probably getting year one cash flow and not getting year one cash flow."
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Knoxville, Tennessee, will experience ongoing job and population growth because of its status as a college town.
"It's a college town, which means there's going to be growth and jobs."
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Knoxville, Tennessee, currently a solid market, holds significant potential for long-term upside and continued market growth.
"I just like that it's solid right now, but I think it has long-term upside. There's a lot of markets in Tennessee that have gotten like too expensive and overgrown. And I think Knoxville has some potential to run still."
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Morgantown, West Virginia, is projected to maintain its 1-2% population growth and 2% job growth, driven by its university and medical sectors.
"one-year job growth around 2%. 5year job growth around 2%... I believe there's like a 1 or 2% growth in population, but I think this is because it is a college town... Morgantown is is one of the areas in West Virginia that is growing."
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Ongoing city and university investments in Morgantown, West Virginia, will support the availability of great real estate deals and attract high-quality renters.
"the city itself is spending money... They're developing a rail transit system... And then the University of West Virginia is putting a lot of money into expanding its facilities... you can probably find really great deals. ... Probably going to get good renters."
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Kansas City, Missouri's economy will be recession-proof due to its strong infrastructure and position as a logistics capital.
"makes it one of the logistics capitals of the country just for infrastructure and logistics, which is a really recessionp proof thing."
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Kansas City, Missouri, will experience robust housing demand because of its low home price-to-income ratio (2.3).
"The home price to income ratio is 2.3... I think that bodess well for housing demand."
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Investors in Kansas City, Missouri, will face minimal rent collection issues, and the market has significant potential for future rent growth.
"It's also one of the few cities in the country still that is not rent burdened... I'm not going to have problems collecting rent. And it means that there is potential for rent to grow in the future."
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Peoria, Illinois, provides opportunities to purchase cash-flowing properties directly on the market.
"you can absolutely buy something on the market that makes sense... you can buy cash flow, and this is no exception to that."
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, will see the creation of 18,000 new jobs from $11 billion in planned development.
"right now in the pipeline, there's 11 billion in planned development that will lead to 18,000 potential jobs."
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, will continue to attract businesses due to its low corporate tax environment.
"Low corporate taxes, so a lot of businesses are moving there."
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, possesses the potential for significant market growth, similar to what Raleigh Durham has experienced, owing to its current relative affordability.
"Winston Salem is still relatively affordable compared to like Raleigh Durham, which has exploded over the last couple of years."
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, offers a doubled market potential for investors due to its close proximity to Greensboro.
"you've got that sister city of Greensboro... you really get like a two for one with this market."
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