Maybe if you go a couple hours outside you can find properties at a fraction of the price ?

Sure, if I was allowed to see the other offers or know for sure there are no other offers, that would change my behavior as a potential buyer, but they'll never be allowed to show me other offers (NDAs), so I am absolutely forced to assume they are all lying, even though only a fraction of them probably are. 

http://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Single-family home sales continued their post-Hurricane Harvey comeback as volume rose 7.4 percent year-over-year with 6,184 units sold;Single-family home sales remain 3.3 percent ahead of 2016’s year-to-date volume;Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes increased from 57 days in November 2016 to 61 days this November;Total property sales increased 4.9 percent with 7,270 units sold;Total dollar volume jumped 8.4 percent to $2.0 billion;The single-family home median price rose a fractional 0.3 percent to $225,725, which represents a November high;The single-family home average price increased 0.9 percent to $284,250, also the highest level for a November;Single-family homes months of inventory grew year-over-year to a 3.7-months supply, but is down from a 4.3-months pre-Harvey peak – the result of a surge in consumer demand for housing;Townhome/condominium sales fell 3.0 percent, with the average price down 5.4 percent to $196,546 and the median price down 3.2 percent to $158,100;Leases of single-family homes rose 6.8 percent with the average rent up 2.1 percent to $1,763;Volume of townhome/condominium leases jumped 20.1 percent with average rent down 0.5 percent to $1,498.

Then it could put some fraction of the expenses in the IRS Schedule form for rental income, and maybe the remainder where it belongs (itemized deductions?).

Pictures are only a fraction of the story and that's the only thing so far this deal has going for it.

Sure the majority of agents out there are just trying to close a deal no matter what...but you know what, that majority is doing just the tiniest fraction of transactions. 

Cash out costs more but with the amount you're talking about it's a fraction.

Again, you can get a bigger umbrella insurance to avail some of the "asset protection" benefits at the fraction of the cost and headache. 4) Currently, you don't need operating and holding LLCs.

Now spend just a fraction of that to stay in touch. 

Also, look into a strategy called VELOCITY BANKING so you can do a HELOC swap and pay the loan down in a fraction of the time!