Firstly, it has a relatively low cost of living and affordable real estate prices, allowing investors to purchase properties at a lower initial cost compared to many other cities.

Safe compared to what?

Yes of course but the agents there want to use comparables to the other plots there, we were wondering if it's a good idea to upmark the land by 10,000$ 

You can offset this with points.When the lenders provides you with an estimate of the loan along with all the charges pay specific attention to:Origination fee - This is whereLoan Points - Sometimes they force you to buy a point and they bring down your rate in returnapplication feeunderwritting feeBasically you want to compare how much you are paying in all of these and what interest rate they are giving you based on this costs.

That's wonderful news, as I may end up selling my house and then selling the lot to a builder using my house as a comparable sale for pricing

I've never used RentRedi and would be curious how it compares to Avail. 

As bad as this is, it is nothing compared to a fire.  

We just hate Houston for living and lifestyle but can see that as a potential game changer for investing other than the high taxes and insurance and lack of appreciation compared to Colorado.We are open to other ideas and ways to grow and appreciate any help and feedback possible.

There is so much data out there that shows the difference of a well-designed/photographed property compared to an Ikea property.

We purchased it because the house was a good price compared to the same quality in OKC.