The cities I narrowed down.ColumbusLouisianaAreas around DallasMcAllenWhile I initially thought about some of these out-of-state deals, I've realized that managing properties remotely can be challenging.

@Michael Leahy Thomas III would narrow in your search to one market before you start looking vs spreading yourself thin and looking in a couple of markets at once. 

Some of those shower heads have a lever-thingy that will broaden or narrow the stream of water.

when I used to chase my land and Timber deals  ( albeit very narrow niche) we called every quarter until the Trees had been logged.Or property was bought by a large Timber concern.

My understanding is as follow for (but I remember reading about some very narrow exceptions that may be different), as long as the policy does not become a MEC.premium are not deductible (after tax).grow of the cash value is tax deferredWithdrawals from cash value are taxable above the premium basis (FIFO).Death benefit to a beneficiary are tax free but are counted towards the total estate value for estate tax.

@Andrew Sullivan it’s time to narrow your focusYou’ve done the research and looked at lots of investment options.

Try to narrow down your options to the top 3-4.

Try to narrow down your options to the top 3-4.

Once you narrow in on properties, I recommend you look at the availability of comps.

Try to narrow down your options to the top 3-4.