The best market throughout the US with the lowest active management costs, trending upwards for employment and population growth, low property taxes and insurance and high rent by ratio with high cap rate would have to be Jacksonville, FL.

I then look at population growth actual and forecasted.

However, in this low interest rate, slow growth economy environment, everyone else has been thinking the same thing for several years now.

I think it's pretty commonly held knowledge, at least by those of us living in the Houston area, that our city has grown exponentially over recent decades.Well, CultureMap posted a pretty cool .gif the other day showing by just how much the city and surrounding areas have expanded since the 1940's, with the most impressive growth spurts coming since the 1970's.You can view the brief article and .gif here: http://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/05-16-16-see-how-dramatically-houston-has-grown-since-the-1970s/

If she is interested mabey helping you with some of your tasks will get her exposed at least.

Finding a home that is large enough and is suitable for foster care is no easy task.

The problem is that my Geico personal umbrella maxes out at 4 rentals as does most personal insurers, so I now have to seek a commercial umbrella policy in order to have all 5 covered (and room for additional growth) up to 1 mil under the umbrella.

I know the VLA looks like everything is on sale, and I'm sure a property or two might actually be able to attract a reasonable tenant, but be careful and do your research first.As far as Prince George in general goes I've had good stable growth since day one. it has a great university, major hospital with a cancer centre and is a hub for a large area, along with other industries I believe that makes Prince George a stable place to invest.

Yes, I have been charged with that task!

Was stationed in SoCal, Okinawa, and deployed to the Philippines.An odd combo of a gym rat and a bit of a nerd.Compete in amateur strongman competitions.As far as my goals go this is copied from my profile.Task 1: Debt freeCurrently, I'm on the cusp of accomplishing my first task on this road and for me that is 100% debt free.Task 2: 6 month emergency fundMy primary occupation ebbs and flows so an emergency fund is going to be key for my financial safety and health.Task 3: Save up roughly 30kUtilizing the VA for the purchase of my first property means I won’t need a down payment but having money to invest and fix up that first property will go a long way to speeding up my success.Task 4: Buy and renovate my first multifamily property (BRRRR)My first property is up and running and providing positive cash flow.Task 5: Expand to 3 properties within 5 years still utilizing BRRRRGet those properties up and running smoothly and make them highly desirable.