San Antonio Rental Property

[Jack Faysash]

Hello BiggerPockets Community,

I'm looking to buy my first investment property in San Antonio, Texas. My fiancee is Air Force and we will be moving to San Antonio in March of 2021. I've lived in Florida my whole life and have only visited San Antonio once. I'm looking for advice from people familiar with the area on a good spot to purchase my first investment property. We'd like the property to be a single family home within a 20 minute radius of Fort Sam Houston Air Force Base. Our budget is 180k and we would like 2+ bed and bath. We will be living in the property for a year and renting after, so there can be some small portions of the property we are willing to fix along the way. We are hoping to find a family friendly area with a low crime rate and good schools nearby. Can anyone with knowledge on the area give me any pointers?

[Anthony Finger]

Welcome to SA Jack,

The Northeast side of San Antonio will have what you are looking for. Live Oak is a great spot that puts you in the middle of Fort Sam Houston and Randolph AFB. Other options are Converse, Selma, and Universal City. I purchased a SFH for 130k in Converse and a SFH in Live Oak for 240k. Duplexes in this area are around 200k if house-hacking fits your family's life style.