The Best Markets to Buy Rental Properties Right Now (2025 UPDATE)

The Best Markets to Buy Rental Properties Right Now (2025 UPDATE)

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Episode #1115

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Where would we invest in real estate if we could pick anywhere in the country? Even with many real estate markets stagnating, several markets are still primed for serious growth. Today, Ashley Kehr and Henry Washington join Dave to share the best markets to buy rental properties right now. These markets span coast-to-coast, and we curated a list of nine top markets with the highest potential across the nation.

Want an affordable rental property with high rent prices? We’ve got plenty of places on the list. Looking for appreciating cities with super low vacancy so you’re never without renters? There are cities in this episode for you! We’ve even got markets that are great for fix and flips if you’re looking for some quick(er) cash!

We broke the country into three zones: East, Central, and West. Each investor chose a market in each region that they would invest in TODAY, explaining why the market works, which strategy performs best there, the average home price, rent price, and economic data that makes it better than other cities in the region. Don’t know where to invest in 2025? After this episode, you’ll have nine great options!


00:00 Intro
02:38 1. Super Affordable City to Flip
06:19 2. Avg. Home Prices, HIGH Rents
10:14 3. Overlooked Stable Rental City
13:52 4. HIGH Rents Here!
18:44 5. Manufacturing “Sleeper” Market
21:37 6. “Steady” Midwest Market
23:47 See Us at BPCon!
24:09 7. Rental Demand is HIGH Here
27:39 8. New Build Potential?
32:20 9. The Perfect Stable Market?