In my opinion, Dallas represents more upside with lower risk, and is less expensive than Houston.

I had one investment in a syndication that would have been a total loss however the sponsor made good and repaid principal . so 3 year no return.. which is just fine by me personally I am not one who goes crazy if the return is lower or does not happen to me its principal i care about.. 

Lower Repair CostsHiring licensed contractors for minor fixes can be costly.

Hopefully it'll be lower, but that where's my urban developers in a few other markets are seeing their numbers come in.

For an absentee landlord, it would seem that a condo could have less maintenance headaches than a SFH and lower risk in general. 

A lot of local banks tend to have 1-3 year intro periods of lower interest rates for HELOCs, check with some yours. 

We discovered problems that required a lot of work and significantly reduced the property’s value, forcing me to lower the price.

I would also target ones that are ideal for renting out when you move out so maybe do a lower price point. 

I went to every one of the 65 hearings myself and got 61 properties lower and 4 remaining the same. 

I am doing my best to accommodate and fix the insulation as well as see if there are programs in place to lower the cost. however i want to be firm with tenant as they are not compliant with paying rent because of the cost of the utilities.