I am clueless when it comes to the economic development board, but I do know that Waco in general is extremely business friendly and has very little regulations compared to other Texas cities.

I would have saved few thousand dollars in inspection fees and appraisal fees if I had known that and I had a friend send me detailed videos.I'm not sure if this information is available in all counties but where I bought in the Indianapolis metro area, I can look up property tax records.

Hi @Kenneth P Ford,I noticed there were a lot of responses of “messages you” so I’m not sure if that is solicitation, but in effort to help you and other reading this - I’ll share experiences from friends in the Dayton market.

Made 260K from sale of first house in Seattle after 4 years, then did an off-market deal with a friend to buy current house and now our equity in this third primary residence is ~500k. 

I live in Southern California, have family in Tennessee (Nashville), and real estate friends in Indianapolis.

Quote from @Joshua Michael Hauman: Hey BP Community,I've got a friend who is a veteran and asked for my help to get into investing and I'm more than happy to help him out however there a concern that came up.

Even being in a tenant friendly area, it sounds like you have several valid reasons to not renew this lease.

And it's convenient for life if you use your personal bank account, you can still have one app for rentals and paying friends.-  Con's:  Nothing about the software per say, but about the landlord experience. 

There are tons of beginner friendly hard money investors on here that will lend to a first time flipper, although it may be a higher rate, their expertise will be invaluable. 

Work with an investor-friendly agent, explore up-and-coming neighborhoods, and consider value-add opportunities.