I sent you a message, I've seen this before plenty of times and am able to help you with exploring your options.

Today however, I'm closing on a 2BR/2BA condo in a 55+ active living community which my mother is downsizing into.

That’s leverage.One of the first routes I’d explore is seller financing.

You can also start exploring a house hack to utilize the lower DP

The affordability, strong rent-to-price ratios, and continued growth in the city make it a market worth considering if cash flow and appreciation are important to you.If you’re still exploring markets, I’m happy to share insights and resources on Detroit.

I was recently exploring a two-story commercial building for sale on a corner in a growing downtown area.

The worst thing is to pay for a service where you don't get a benefit.If you have STR's and actively manage them, then there is a good chance that you can treat the propreties as active instead of passive which will allow you to offset the losses with other forms of income such as wages, interest, dividends, gains, etc.

But you'll likely get some responses here from people active in that market.If you haven't done so already, a great place to start is setting up your keyword alerts to know what posts are being made about your areas of interest.  

You’re in an ideal market for growth—DFW is full of active investors and countless networking opportunities through local meetups.

As a large chunk of the American workforce can now work from anywhere, investors are scrambling to provide great places for these digital nomads to explore a new city.