You'll get many tenants who are families just moving into San Antonio due to PCSing or a job transfer and looking for an affordable option while they get rooted.

Thank you for your comment, it's helped to clarify the root of my indecision! 

The mound can be left as dirt or planted with grass but trees and large shrubs will send roots into the french drains and block them.  

If so, do you think they work or do you like sticking to your roots of yellow letters and pc?

Hasty generalization is the root cause of bigotry, prejudice and discrimination.

Tree roots created blockage, had to tear out flooring, jack hammer 16 inches into concrete slab to fix pipe and re-lay flooring. 

I think that's important - having deep roots in the market you're investing in - or making sure the syndicator does.

IE landlord wants the house back  LOL  or your wife is OK with moving and not having deep roots.. and or your OK with the schools.. but then you get booted and cant find a home in the right school district.. these are the downsides. 

But unfortunately Dallas has a deeply rooted North/South divide that falls in line nicely with income.

If they were trying to buy a rental as an investment and posting on BP, many of these landlords would be rooting them on and telling them "there's a deal out there if you keep looking hard enough."