For example, we cannot find a good deal in Houston on the MLS to save our lives, but in San Antonio there are a bunch. 

We live up in Shasta lake.

Gutted the kitchen and dining/living room area.

From my experience working with over 400 investors, consider alternative strategies like rent-by-the-room, buying an SFH with an ADU, or renting where you live while investing elsewhere.

Hopefully, not an expensive tenant or Fair Housing lawsuit.100% of what @Travis Biziorek states is true, but he left out a key fact - he lived in the Detroit area when he started investing here, so was able to self-manage and meet everyone he had to hire face-to-face.

I lived in Gelnhausen for almost seven years, but it was a lifetime ago.We’re thrilled you've joined us.

And lived in it for at least 2 out of the 5 years prior to selling. 

Steve lives and works in a market with the same price points your talking about.. 

We ALL need to get a little smarter...everyday!

Anyone can live anywhere they want if they have the money, and sometimes houses are bought and then rented out without much background checking on the people moving in.