However, there are some other regions of TX that still have some meat on the bone - relatively speaking.  

Feel free to message me about setting one upWe have kids and could meet up at Red Bud Park at the pavilion while the kids play

I have a friend who is from Ghana, he has money there and has shown interest in investing with us, but isn't sure how to bring large amounts of money in, without it raising red flags. 

The problem is that sometimes when I use the engine from realtor.com to verify crime areas, sometimes it is very red, and scary.

But I’m looking for some specifics......I agree though, if they don’t take pride in the aesthetics of the property then that’s a major red flag!

I would look myself, but this is big and there are better people than me at finding deals and putting them together, so I am reaching out to them. 

(this would put me at about 58% LTV and keep enough equity in the home to hedge vacancy and a downturn in the market.2. 

Looking around on Zillow / Trulia / Red Fin, one thing that stuck out to me was that there are dozens (hundreds?)

you can see the mechanicals in the basement.. an investors should be able to walk this with a decent agent and in 30 minutes or less note if there are any Major red flags.. you can buy one of those things you plug into the receptacles to see if power is working.. you turn the hot water on.. you run the heater.. check for age.. 

This seems like a red flag to me, and potential sign of a problematic tenant.