Good to know about the distinction and I'll keep that in mind.

While you can use your own funds, alternative sources like hard money lenders and private money lenders offer distinct advantages.

'Just discovered this group in researching what REIAS there are throughout the Dallas Fort Worth areas and apparently they are the largest group in the state of Texas. 

Intel is a great example, who is building the largest chip manufacturing plant in the US right here, and it will be a $20 billion dollar investment that brings a few new thousand jobs.https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/01/21/intel-ohio-building-computer-chip-factories-licking-county-jersey-township/9173472002/ Another example of economic growth is the upcoming Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital which is a 1.9million square foot hospital that will bring over 800 new beds and a thousand new jobs. https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/new-osu-hospital-expected-to-transform-health-careHere are a few more recent investments https://www.10tv.com/article/money/business/hydrogen-power-company-hyperion-bringing-700-jobs-to-columbus/530-25907aab-5517-4661-a9f3-d2ed2d5be6b0 https://news.wosu.org/news/2022-02-08/rumpke-to-build-50-million-recycling-facility-in-columbus Check out The Complete Guide to the Columbus, Ohio Real Estate Market which goes through the Columbus, Ohio market in depth and will give you a better scope of where the highest levels of growth are taking place and where to look to invest.  

Like @Alan Asriants and @Matthew Paul said location, location, location, an area during the day and night are very different things in Philadelphia.While the cashflow might be great, the greater the risk the greater the reward, but there are still plenty of other areas where you can get 200-400/month without being near the largest open air drug market on the east coast.

I can get them but not as easy as I used to and I have one of the larges=t networks in Cleveland, Good luck 

This is the first time USA is acting like Africa fourth-world country that they blocked presidential candidate by using a "judge".Also take a look at how Elon Musk is treated when they're not voicing the same song as the elites.Something really broken in America.And, in this digital age, with TX now the 8th largest economy in the world among nations, does TX really "need" the Federal Union any longer?

I have also called the local hospital and largest local employers but no real response.

San Antonio has been one of the cities with the largest increase in short-term rentals in recent years.

I can help a lot I do this in Columbus Ohio and Miami Florida but as a service for now not purchasing them. if you are going to do larger deals look for the largest gap in entitlements, density, and asset value as a land driver. for example we found a piece of land in Columbus Ohio that was 55k and we just got an appraisal for 1 million based on the rezoning application that we did for mixed use commercial.