So in your example being in Houston, this would be like rather than being fully paid off with a Garden Oaks investment house, you're putting 60% down on two heights houses + $15-20k of reno in each.

I don't know much about the SW side down closer to the Airport (Mars Hill/Drexel Gardens) or the NW side heading towards Lawrence (Brightwood/Devington).

Not your garden variety, Im talking black, orange, with furry mushrooms.

Also, the proximity to Busch gardens makes it very attractive for your next tenant.

I just finished adding a 2 bedroom basement (Garden Level) apartment to my house.

Have been throughout the county and vicinities(Miami shores, North Miami, Miami Beach, El Portal, Miami Garden, Miami Lakes, Hialeah, Coral Gables, Kendall, etc).

For Miami you're looking at Allapattah, Little Haiti, Little Havana, North Miami, Miami Gardens, Liberty City and the general north eastern parts of the city.

Purchase price was $125K, these are 3 bd 1ba garden style apartments renting for $700 per month.

Since u have all that interest and property tax in addition to hopefully also paying down the principal, then there's the carrying costs (insurance, utilities, gardener, maintenance) IF you're still gonna keep it not just make it look real nice and sell it for top dollar, then yea airBnB or similar  (ie, travelling nurse rooms) where u get more monthly than just traditional lease.

Plus you can spread out costs like the gardener.