Yes, they're very high in TX, but as long as your property is rented, what really matters is the differential between the rent ratio (which is healthy in TX major markets) and the tax rate, plus the relative rate of insurance, maint,, and other expenses.If I was moving to TX w/RE investment and a better quality of life as key considerations, I'd give San Antonio and some of the nicer surrounding areas (Boerne, Helotes, Alamo Heights, New Braunfels, etc.) a hard look.  

I'm sure the tx market is much different i sent you a request to talk further 

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However, I am unsure how to accurately differentiate different neighborhood classes from afar and do not want to end up becoming very interested in a property only to fly out to BHam and find out it is in a D neighborhood that I thought was a C neighborhood.

If you’re wanting to STR some of the year and MTR the rest, the only thing you would be doing different is setting different nightly min/max during those parts of the year.

I biggest concern is one blown AC or other major appliance and you lost all the rent differential "gains".

For that reason, when you begin advising others on how to spend THEIR money; you start to enter a very dangerous territory by not being careful to differentiate facts from opinions; when an opinion is warranted, it is of the utmost importance that we have an understanding - and the ability to communicate - the facts we used to formulate this opinion.I find it a bit silly to state that finding a great deal in San Diego requires luck and patience, whereas out of state, BETTER investments are readily available.

South Florida has some unique differentiators one must consider when investing.

I know one key differentiator for Revedy is you can actually plug in specific inputs for amenities and how the STR is going to be managed (I.e self managed vs. professionally managed) to get a rental estimate.