New construction may offset demand and keep your investment from appreciating quickly but as more people push out from the city center, property in those towns will be in higher demand.My preference is eastward towards Wendell and Zebulon.

Eventually I want to convert this into an MTR since it's in a great location for it (two lvl 1 trauma centers 10 min away), but I want to live here for a year or two first.

I just got called from WODA companies to bid a $500,000 paint job in the center of hilltop.

Hey Ryan,To clarify a bit, the stage I currently find myself in is more centered around research and understanding the market in DFW.

They hit the sewer pipe near dead center.  

That said, they did pair me with a tax professional, who has been a godsend, and has really been so much help to me in terms of getting some much more favorable treatment with my tax liabilities. 

If you see how many Nvidia GPU is being sold ya some few guys are become millionaire LOL they build AI Data Center everywhere and I would have free job until I am 82 years young, that's what I see from the trend LOLCongrats for Austin though, the trend is very far from stopping.

However, many of those properties are actually on ground leases, so its very rare that the shopping center owner is willing to parcel off a pad and cell it, more often than not they are retaining the dirt and the restaurant is leasing the dirt (generally $100K-$180K annually from most markets I operate in) and then the business builds the building and when they leave the LL gets to keep it and lease it to another tenant. 

For fun while there:Llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, guanacos, Jacob sheep, Kunekune, English longhorn, watusi, If the livestock are a major profit center then you’re in trouble.  

I do deals with guys from Austin Texas, dallas taxes, florida, New York, California because they are capital markets and we are one of the cheapest states not just for existing inventory but new construction as well. just my two cents. if you like the market here don't listen to other investors or agents get closer to the deal centers.