For your budget, Midwest cities like Columbus, Indianapolis, or Pittsburgh are solid options with affordable MFH properties and growth potential.

Hey Sai the mid-market is a pretty hot and affordable.

So, because of this a lot of the "affordable" condos you will see in DFW have financial issues and you cannot get a mortgage loan on them, and have to pay cash. or, maybe get some sort of non conventional financing that is much more expensive requiring 25%+ down. 

I've been through 2 sets of more tradional batteries (Deep Cell and AGM) before the cost of a lithium battery became affordable. 

I’m intrigued by the idea of providing affordable housing while generating steady rental income, but I’m still in the research phase and have a few questions:Is investing in Section 8 housing a good idea?

I have worked with many experienced investors from Southern California, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tucson, Denver, and other large metro areas in the southwest and west coast, with seasoned investors that still live in all of those great cities but have shifted most of their real estate investments out of those higher cost or higher risk markets into ours. 1) Compared to most cities in the SW and West, home prices in the Albuquerque metro are relatively affordable.

I would study the different real estate investing techniques that you could comfortably afford to get into and find the one that interests you the most and go for it.

There's a 50% chance your relationship won't last, so be prepared in case that happens.If you can both work remotely, I recommend moving to a more affordable market.

@Leo R.All my tenants come from Zillow, apartments.com, and affordable housing.com.

It was interesting, and anyone entertaining the idea of operating there should read it be warned.Operating an STR in my county is illegal, yet I see many homes on the platforms.