I can't tell you how many times I have denied a tenant from being able to paint their walls pink because "the owner does not allow for that type of modification". 

It's gorgeous up there.Best thing to do is figure out your goals and evaluate what resources (money, can you qualify for financing, etc.) you have and then you can use that info to get started and focus on a plan.Good luck!

If you choose to locate in a more ex-urban or rural setting, like Blanco, Wimberly, Johnson City, Stonewall, or anywhere in the Hill Country, you'll have less access to grocery stores, restaurants, etc, but will have privacy gorgeous views and still easy access to Austin or San Antonio. 

Western Colorado is gorgeous, better weather and much more affordable.

These are gorgeous.

We do tours every month and will gladly show you around and get you up close and personal with the gorgeous ginger bread brick properties and lovely frame houses that are offering monster cash flow returns comparatively speaking with the rest of the country.

I think the main reason a lot of these guys are going the HML route is because the lender doesn't like the FICOs they're seeing.Puking upon entering the house is often a sign you're walking into a winnner.Seeing a "cloud" of fleas hopping 6" off the floor is another, I used to see a lot of that in the late '80s early-'90s in Houston.Fresh sawdust and sheetrock dust from the chainsaw to the walls is good.A stack of "pink envelopes" from everyone from the power company to Columbia Records, to American Express means you've got a motivated seller.When the only furniture is a lawn chair and a couple of boards resting on concrete blocks, you've either entered someone's college dorm, or a divorced guy trying to hold on.

Hartford has definitely a rich history, some gorgeous infrastructure in parts showcasing its former glory but deferred maintenance is probably rampat.

The pink and orange coloration of the paint in the home brought a great character and jived well with the furniture used for staging.

How long does she have to be a little multi-family before she gets a gorgeous house she wants?