Instead, I just decided to head in "that direction" and figured I'd get to the destination eventually. 

If you want to be completely self-sufficient, you're willing to build an Earthbag home or another building that can be earthquake proofed but can still be run without public utilities, you can spend a ton of money on a well and can have that well water processed to remove contaminated mine crap, you have a great off-road vehicle and you can figure out how to deal with the flooding without redirecting that water onto someone else's land then you can definitely live there.If it's an Investment you're after, give that up.

I have about double $80K actually, in cash, just sitting in a high interest savings account until I figure out what to do with it.

It can be pretty rough - especially in Killeen.

WE figured homeless or someone Od.. called the cops they hauled the body out and that was the end of that.

We’re looking at buying a rental and are trying to figure out the best course for taking a second mortgage out.

You can’t stop folks from calling so best to figure out a solution on your end.

Make a spreadsheet with current income and expenses and then figure out how long until rent surpasses expenses.

I plan to talk to both of them in the morning to figure out which is the best option for me. 

Figure out your strategy and what works best for your project.cheers!