@Jaren Woeppel , after looking at the available local options, we continue to self-manage although we export a number of tasks, ie. answering the phone.

So, you will almost inevitably have to pay certain fees, like insurance, licensing fees, and continuing education fees. 

I've had continuous problems with my account connections breaking...it's happening at least once a day.

Attending local meetups, analyzing deals regularly, and continuing education would position you for long-term growth.Good luck!

How certain of the appreciation are you would also play into that question.Run some scenarios on what you could do with the extra cash vs what you stand to gain from the appreciation play and decide based on that and your goals.

If you have rental(s) or plan to get one and want to decide between long/mid and short-term rental strategies taxes do play a roll if you have high W2 income you want to try and reduce you tax burden. 

And the smaller cabins continue to see steady growth in rents.  

And this caused some deals to experience major distress and/or implode. while others continue to hum along as planned.

I have done a lot of different land deals and continue to do them today.. however today I am the money..

That's not to say you can't do well there, but I'd encourage you to look at Belton and Temple (which can also be very rough and block to block) rather than Killeen.The good news is that there continues to be serious population and job growth in the area.