However, we found receipt management (downloading emails and pictures and saving them to Google Drive) to be so cumbersome and decided to join QBO train.

Police drive by occasionally and see 3-4 people standing outside smoking. 

My advice is to analyze your equity, focus on high-growth areas, educate yourself, and start small.

Ultimately, what drives real estate values is supply and demand and the income you can derive from those properties.

If you're after rental income and long-term growth, Branson is a great option.

@Kyle Kline“Investing for equity and not cash flow” doesn’t mean “buy properties that don’t cash flow.”To me, invest for equity not cash flow means that the PRIMARY reason to invest is for equity growth and an increase in net worth and NOT cash flow.I’ve been investing for over 40 years and while cash flow is important, it’s not why invest.A property must be self supporting ie produce enough cash flow to cover debt service, operational expenses including repairs and replacements.

The city is still economically not showing the types of growth that you’ll find in areas like the Lehigh valley which in my book are a huge pro.

San Antonio is a growth market.

Its a 3 hour drive for you and then you have to hire a PM to manage!

I bought in a location where market growth increases faster than average.