I want to invest in TX so that I can learn hands on from my first investing experience, so I have to re-visit my buy box.What I want to know - What did your buy box look like starting out?

Personally, I am ahead and real estate investing played a significant role in getting me there.

The first city they visited?

Once set any of your renters can/will visit that same precedent and expect the same result. 

Despite challenges, the outlook for the CRE industry is bright, and savvy investors are encouraged to sharpen their pencils and seize the upcoming opportunities.In summary, while the CRE industry weathered storms in recent years, an optimistic expert sees brighter days ahead.

However some of my best months are in the winter; we have visiting families for SU students, a ton of traveling nurses, and we are about to have the biggest chip manufacturing plant in the country. 

Albeit a challenging road ahead, but very rewarding.

If there were a lender offering terms a mile ahead of the industry, the rest of the industry would have no business, unless said company was horrible at marketing.But I haven't heard of them, but that should hold much weight, as it seems a new DSCR lender hits the scene weekly at this point.

You've got your whole investing career ahead of you.

We had previously lived in the town of Lafayette, which was 2 hours away from New Orleans but we frequently visited that city.