But we're looking to stray from this area into a place we wouldn't mind calling our second home, most likely New Orleans (1st pick) or Austin.

I picked up a property in 2011 in SF for 57% of what someone paid for it in 2005 and I think those owners would disagree with you.

I could run 5-10 projects at a time with no problems, multiple times, with an average of 10% less contract days and ALWAYS under budget, if you hired a contractor that is substandard or eating more than what he could chew, guess who picked the contractor?

Drive to examine the problem  1/2 hour , drive to supply house to pick up materials 1/2 hour , drive back to house 1/2 hour , perform work 1/2 hour   There is 2 hours of labor not including materials .  

It went a little slower when we were overseas, but we still picked up some houses while living across the Pond.  

I will be going to Marshall County on the 20th and have done very well there although I only pick up a couple a year, they have all turned out very well.

It lives on surfaces outdoors, and gets picked up in the air and blown around.

Those who are pet friendly, suppose the students aren't picking up the dog waste from the yard?

Now that the market is picking up here in Miami, FL there is a real opportunity to buyout the other siblings, increase the rent to about $1100-$1300 and start to bring in a positive cash flow.

Many contractors bid the work and then let the City inspectors pick apart the project and they charge the owners for changes.