LOTS of rentals there it seems.El Paso is about a 12hr drive for me from Dallas. 

The baby on the way should not factor into your decision. 

Well worth the money, plus you will have already factored that expense in to your cash-on-cash requirements to justify a purchase decision)4. 

This isn’t 1979 where you’re restricted to properties “within a2 hour driving distance”.  

Some assets can be valued significantly lower than their actual worth because of illiquidity and other factors.

Will be down in Clearwater Beach next month for a few days and planning on driving some neighborhoods in Pinellas County.

If you don't learn to manage your investment well, you will eventually destroy your property, lose money, waste your time, or drive yourself insane.

Some assets can be valued significantly lower than their actual worth because of illiquidity and other factors.

There is also a significant investment happening in the Buckeye area that should drive appreciation in that part of town in the coming years although currently I would classify that area more as a C- or D+ depending on the street.Best of luck to you!

Hi Kayla, Sorry you are going through this.Without context on price point and other factors, it's hard to say definitively what the exact best course is, but I have seen investors off-load properties like this by seller financing.