Where to invest in Texas?

[Akshay Vig]

Hi all,

I'm looking to expand my portfolio and pick up my first property in Texas within the next few months. I've been doing a research and trying to pick a market to focus on, but Texas is such a large state that I'm having a hard time doing so. I'm looking for a market that has stable population and job growth where I can find multi families preferably under $250k for traditional long term rentals. In addition, I'm also looking to get started with short term rentals, so a market that has a decent tourism is of importance as well. Is there a single market that would be well suited for both of these? If not, which markets would you suggest and why?

Thanks!