The west side of San Antonio close to downtown is kinda rough.

Feel free to message me if you want to talk about specific areas on the east side (@Austin Davis probably knows more about the west side), or need recommendations on agents, lenders, etc. 

I would just look up what West Virginia does to record mortgages.When it comes to family, we notarize a deed of trust and keep it on file but we don't pay to have it recorded.

I feel as if Benton Park West / East and Fox Park are great places, but it's getting hard to find good deals.

I'm on the west coast as well, my business partner is in Cleveland.

some of the issue is redefining affordable... on the west coast starter housing is basically 300k and up and we are in the lowest price west coat major metro.you can run all around the mid west in every city and find sub 100k housing and those mortgages and all in are less than rent.. what I find is there are just so many folks that in those markets look at owing a house as a liability and they prefer to rent.. unlike West coast or other areas of known appreciation were we look at owner occ as way to grow wealth.

I am new to REI as well, and located in West Palm but am really only looking North around Fort Pierce area for small multi family.

you can do that in the mid west or other low value asset areas if you want to scale up and be a landlord for a job.. you see that a lot.. but not on the west coast.. waste of time in my mind unless as stated your simply investing your small business or professional fee's or other money you make in your day job.

@Amber Griggs I can help you out if you are still looking, I have all of those things setup for West and North Texas.

I have done mostly buy and hold rentals in West Cobb.