Where to Begin?! SLC area or DFW

[Madison Martindale]

Hi all! 

My husband and our business partners are transitioning out of the Marine Corps in the next 6 months to 9 months (currently based out of San Diego, CA.) We are struggling to decide between two different areas to begin our real estate ventures. We are planning on using our VA loans to buy duplexes as our initial investment. From there we would like to buy the second multi-family property rather quickly. We know that we want to start there, but we do not know how to decide which market is the best for us. We are very interested in the Salt Lake City surrounding areas (where my husband & business partners are from.) And we are also very interested in the DFW area (where I am from.) We see potential in both areas, but are looking for some outside opinions on the markets and starting out in real estate in these two places!

Any help is super appreciated. Thank you!