Major corporations like Oracle, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), and Charles Schwab have relocated their headquarters to Texas since the pandemic, with CBRE noting that companies can save 15% to 20% in employee wages by making the move.Census Report Link: Texas experienced the largest numeric population change in the nation, adding 473,453 people in the past year alone, surpassing even Florida.The recent price decline follows some of the largest appreciations in the nation and presents an opportunity in a state that continues to experience tremendous growth. 

I am a high wage earner (w-2).  

That's less than minimum wage, and that's why THAT business has no value.

That house has been a great earner.

We don't have a lot of small multifamily.Upside-Landlord friendly, great growth, diversified economy, great central location, business friendly environment, no state taxes, population growth, job growth, probably wage growth. 

If you’re a high W-2 earner, $200 bucks a month in cash flow isn’t going to make much difference in your life.  

I'm trying to buy my first investment property with ~$100k saved up.My brother started his first W2 job last month that pays $45k/yr+ commissions.I plan to get a minimum wage job/an entry W2 job since I'm still in college and to hopefully qualify for a bigger loan.A lender estimated we'd be eligible for a $300k loan with $100k down, and a $2,500/mo payment on a $400k property with only my brother's income as of now.California is too expensive for us so I have been looking into out-of-state investment properties.What would be the best investing route for us to take to grow our wealth?

The wife has excellent credit (high 700s) and the adult son (also a contributing income earner) has excellent credit as well (mid 700s). 

We also keep an eye on hourly wage growth, at the moment 5.1% in Wisconsin (yes, over inflation). 

I have also noticed a change in the quality of tenants, it seems higher income earners are now renting for longer and also happy to live in the more working class areas.