I, like most posters here, have a natural bias toward our area of investment/financial/business interest.  

But humans are humans, human nature is what it is.

Thinking of Freeport, niceville, crestview, etc.I like Freeport overall and naturally I’m looking at rentals rates vs the cost of townhomes and single family homes.

Again  as an LP, ask yourself why you are the preferred check writer over the more sophisticated and more natural equity contributor? 

Yes, you have your nuances and pains that make you work a bit harder for your money in these areas, but each has its own gravitational pull that, even though some hate it, more people are drawn to it, creating a natural scarcity.  

Due to the nature of the 1031 exchange time is of the essence.

And they're much harder to hire vs. subs (my husband is very good at building his sub network - it comes very naturally to him). 

It really just depends on the nature of the work. 

You could check out South Knoxville by the nature center.

By nature of his work, he knew who did good jobs and bad jobs - he was there inspecting homes and saw who did what.I have retooled this list over time.