Note that if you have a lot of trees hanging above the house, a repair to a metal roof will be much more expensive than a repair to a shingled roof.

Make yourself a date to go hang out at a Home Depot or similar store and check local pricing for yourself.  

There will just be more low hanging fruit in the downswings.

You should avoid hanging out with them or being their friend at all costs .

Some people are okay with hanging on to a property that is negative cash flow and banking on appreciation, while others are total opposite of it.

Also, you will need to hang your real estate license with a broker in that state as realtors cannot operate independently. 

The local REIA's are where us expereienced folks hang out. 

Seems like a great way to get your feet wet in investing and rehabbing, get comfortable with the process, and then expand into different markets, like San Antonio, once you've got the hang of it.

They'll leave you hanging with thousands and thousands in losses.

@Jimmy LieuEvery day people post questions like this... this is what I hear: "decisions freak me out so I'm going to hang out in hypothetical land where I risk nothing (and get nowhere)"There's a time & place for analyzing the micro-trends in RE markets, but you gotta get in the water.