I purchased a house in East Austin close to the airport to fix and resale. 

SUN  and cheap real estate compared to other west coast areas.. plus very good airport so I can fly to all my markets.. easy in easy out.. we do about 3 to 4 flips a year in Vegas ( I am not a buy holder) and we do well on them.. its not like other markets were there is a ton of inventory but that's OK.. you can retail a home there like you said if its under 300k its gone.. other markets were folks buy and hold you will NEVER in your lifetime retail the home. and if you do you will lose money..

one option is to buy 4 drawers, remove 2 faces, and make the top match 4 across or do some creative painting and keep the btm wood as is.Otherwise try hoods up on natural bridge by the airport.

Yes, proof of concept (POC), and architectural drawings were done due to the airport close by, and flight/height restrictions all approved in 2008.3.

We've only gone there in the winter, but I know folks who love it in the summer.Steamboat does have an airport and there's one in Eagle that serves Vail and Beaver Creek. 

In an ideal world all the SFH 's would sell in 1 week , and when you arrive in Texas , there would be someone at the airport waving a sign " Apt for sale 20 units "      For all that to fall together will be real difficult 

Louis  fergusonBirmingham just north of downtownJackson  ( west )  look by Hawkins airport all of these cities will have areas of homes you can purchase for under 30k and many cases under 10k.. also for some secondary markets look atfort waynerochesterbuffaloGary Ind.also you can find cheap houses in just about any small under 20k population town in the mid west that is out int the country a little bit especially IL 

We have a variety of jobs we work that are either remote or require us to travel to them so we are open to any market that is within two hour drive of a major airport (so 75% of the country), but where!?!

@Henri Meli The mentor I have now has been great at checking in w/ me and giving me solid advice (actually met him randomly at the airport and one conversation turned into him becoming my mentor).

vacaville will get you a nice return on investment as will sacramento (natomas) by the airport.