Not really a growth city in my opinion. 

My husband and I were very lucky, as price in our city were beginning to rise.

The fact that you’re leveraging your background in property management and deal analysis is huge, especially in a city where margins can be tight, but the upside is massive. 

A few months ago I recall seeing a new email about Airbnb partnering with apartments in select cities where the apartments and city already pre-approved the ability to short term rent.

I like starting small so maybe a food truck in 10 or so years :)I'm currently looking for investors to do what you did except focusing on commercial residential property in Kansas City.

For STR, AirDNA is the most popular option of course, but the pricing model per city is rough (if it's still like that).

I have property here in San Antonio as an active duty member as well and there are over 10k properties listed for rent in the city.

Make sure you research rental licensing requirement per municipality as they very greatly and make some cities a real pain to deal with. 

If it does not qualify for the EPP, then the project must go through the city’s standard building permit process.

I've been hearing a lot of people re-fi'ing 3 mos after purchase.....at Brew City REI Club's last event, a lender said he could re-fi off appraised the day after purchase but you'd have to show that you did repairs.