One of the largest drawbacks is the having to pay in full that same day. 

Real estate is a get rich slow process, takes a lot of money and time to achieve financial freedom.If you do not have the time or skill to flip begin by using your money as minimum down payment on the largest number of doors you can finance.

I run the largest real estate investor group in Vegas....there you could plug in for networking and resources.   

I would like to start with a quadraplex as it will provide the largest amount of cash flow. 

All 20 largest metros had positive gains from Mar'17 to Mar'18.

TENANTS FROM HELL #11Car Fire From Hell.Running one of the largest rental portfolios in the Cleveland, Ohio area I have managed 1,000's of properties & dealt with countless tenants.

You also have the state's largest employer, The Cleveland Clinic, based here.

Otherwise IMO West Coast LA, would be a good choice as it is where East meets West in the largest market  ( most future growth)  and the rest for talent attraction reasons maybe.

Texas, being such a large state, with huge infrastructure systems, I think it is pretty typical of people to have further commutes, whether renting or not.

We recently bought a 5-unit building on NW Kearney Street (right by the hospital) and have an opportunity with our largest unit (+/- 1500 square feet with a private deck and parking spot) to update from a 2/1 to a 3/2.