I am in the Dallas area, specifically the North Dallas suburbs area and that is where the property will be. 

Im in Atlanta and have been given opportunity to relocate to Dallas in about a month.

Several areas of texas including the greater dallas area and Houston have sparked my attention.

I have an owner occupied home in Carrollton, Texas (near Dallas) we paid 160,000 for it and its current value lies somwhere between 210,000 - 230,000 now.

Hello! I'm brand new to REI and am looking to blaze a trail to financial independence. 

Example of a median Los Angeles (MSA) area “investment” property:  DALLASWith a population of 1,257,666, 458,057 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $142,212, Dallas real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.Appreciation rates for homes in Dallas have been tracking above average for the last ten years.The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 28.30%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide.

The numbers don't really make sense for MFRs in Los Angeles, so I'm expanding my search to other southern parts of California, and also going to be looking into Phoenix, Arizona & Dallas/Houston/Austin.Don't really know anyone outside of CA in real estate, so hopefully I meet some experienced realtors/investors that can point me in the right direction.

I have been looking into the Indy and Dallas markets.

As an investor i am seeking to purchase a fixer upper properties in these location Ohio , Dallas , Indiana any advice where i can find reliable contractors that can do a fixed bid job and also job on time if you know of anyone please advice.

So Denver, Dallas, San Antonio, Columbus... were all great for that asset class.