My suggestion is to study first the numbers / cities / markets and once you know your zones / cities of interest, look for people who can help you locally.

If you plan to actively invest in 2025, see if you can name ONE city/metro region that made the NAR's 2025 TOP PERFORMERS LIST!

Then progress to permits and then building.You could also just do it and hope the city doesn't notice, which they probably won't.Your challenge will be getting Certificates of Compliance on the units!

Pros and Cons of the city would be greatly appreciated!

Some commuters to Dallas, because rent is cheaper in Sherman than Dallas.As far as DFW metroplex goes, probably one of my favorite cities for investment right now.My thought is look at newer homes vs the 100 year old ones. 

City has to inspect if I'm not mistaken to determine if threshold is met to where it is a tear down or rehabable.

My suggestion is to find some real estate industry surveys (via CBRE or others) and look for the MF cap rates in various cities/states/regions.

This would require you to visit, not necessarily live in that same city.

I would ensure that she receives the necessary notices as required by your city.

What I'm trying to say is that going up to 1.5-2 hours outside of even the biggest cities, there are pockets of affordable towns/cities with at least positive cash flow (although its never been harder to find than right now, I've been waiting for 3 years for the market to make sense before buying again).