i was exploring and saw some of the neighborhoods in kyle, Tx has school ratings like 8 and brand new houses in the range of 300K with potential rents at $2200 per month so overall making them cash flow positive. however, i am not sure why Kyle is a popular place. it is mid way between austin and san antonio but that does not seem to be a strong enough reason. 

I'll break it out for you.Gross Salary: $80,000/yearGross Salary per month: $6,667/monthAfter Tax Salary per month (not including 401k investing (which you should be doing, but I get this is a real estate message board and this concept is not popular): $5,434Purchase Price: $600,000Interest Rate per Calculator: 6.941%Downpayment: 5% or $30,000Financed Amount: $570,000Mortgage: $3,769.67Property Tax: $600Insurance: $125Other Costs (per calculator): $333.33Total Monthly Payment: $4,828/monthAfter Tax Salary - Your New Homes Cost = $5,434 - $4,828 = $606CONGRATULATIONS, you are what is referred to as "house poor." 

The seminal book on the strategy, 30-Day Stay, published here on BiggerPockets and written by MTR pioneering investors Sarah Weaver and Zeona McIntyre, has helped popularize the method.

I’ve been doing a ton of research on it as I’ve been looking at Italy myself so I have been focused on the less densely populated but still very popular travel spots like Tuscany outside of Florence and Sicily though I’m nervous about Sicily and their major drought issues.

Definitely the most popular places are midwest and southeast.

I block off super popular dates (like 4th of July week), then unblock them 2-3 weeks beforehand with much higher prices than I would have gotten if I'd left them open 6 months ahead. 

Insurance is going to get more expensive, the government wants to keep people in homes, home equity financing is only growing in popularity, multiple generations are living under the same roof more, and all of those trends are going to lead to changes in how tax law is used and possibly the law itself.

Interestingly, the most popular dog breed across all three cities is the Labrador retriever.

I knew I could easily find tenants/roommates as the area is popular for young adults.

Amenities: Is your property near popular attractions like lakes, hiking trails, ski resorts, or pools?