Knowing what i know today, I always encourage new investors to do their first investments with professional guidance if you can find it -not so much the guru courses, but a personal approach from a genuinely experienced investor in the market you are entering.

They have multiple crews and a helpful team that can help you with your project. 

However, I have no idea how to choose from the remaining cities, it seems there are a lot of potential options:- Midwest - Michigan (ie: Grand Rapids) seems to have options, also seeing Columbus Ohio and Indianapolis coming up- Reno - I've seen mentioned several times on here- Pittsburgh / Philadelphia / Twin Cities - All mentioned as lower cost to get started, and seem to be experiencing growthI'd ideally like to find a place that has strong potential for future growth, a diversified economy, and I don't mind living in (being close to nature would be a plus). 

Or you’re not budgeting for a great product and will be obsceleted in the near future.My team provides all the above without hefty consultation fees like many STR experts/gurus do.  

Our engineering team finishes in roughly 2-3 weeks with no major modifications required to our initial architectural plan.

If I were you, I would purchase a duplex or triplex if you're able and make sure you learn the local tenant/landlord laws inside and out or hire an experienced property manger.

Additionally, E&O will become problematic when you sell your own real estate and view it as a conflict, especially when you are involved with the development team.

NCM appears to not have been ready for this process since it had experienced a strong market for many years.

Hello BP team, Can someone please give some contacts for the Landlord broker companies in TX area?

We need to hire more team members to keep up with our growth and will likely raise capital for operations.