Hey Hey @Veronica Mitchell - The most simple advice is to follow the CTA trainlines.I personally love the South East Corridor of Chicago which has Bronzesville, Kenwood, Washington Park, Hyde Park, Woodlawn, and South Shore.That area will continue to be gentrified because you have the lakefront and CTA trains.Others mentioned NW along the Blue and West along the Pink, Green, and Blue lines.

Exactly 1 year later my first tenant moved his family in where his kids and dog can play in the massive yard while raising 2 cows in the barn.

If you believe it will continue to appreciate (like most of San Antonio), I would hold on to it even if there's a bit of negative cashflow for the first year or two. 

Yes I have known it to work because the owner is not a push over, enforces policy and can make it run good......however, do you have the right personality to do this, AND if you move out can you continue to have the house run smoothly with no one in charge.  

Would you say Cleveland is more of a long-term play with steady and slow growth? 

If you understand the math of it all it should come very clear, the game is NOT best played (1) buying in all cash, (2) buying and sitting on a property for decades on end. 

You hired them to evict the tenant, so they should continue representing you until the tenant is out.

The next RE play is going to be building ammo stores on the interstate and state lines between CA and NV and Oregon and WA and ID..

Assuming that continues and you manage your properties competently people will think you are way smarter than you are in 10 years. 

What kinds of policies do you think might help ensure ongoing affordability as Texas continues to grow?