I am a retail broker in DFW but our office has broker connections to Austin and its surrounding market. 

The best market is likely a "Good" cash flow market that you have some ties to, in some way shape or form, or one that is a reasonable drive from where you live, if practical/possible. 

While I agree a lot of $ flows thru US, its still the everyday middle class person that drives the economy.I read two interesting datapoints today:1.

To rent the home, I would lose about $2,500 per month (based on comparable rents in my area, property management fees, etc).Both options loose the same amount by roughly 2 years, and by this time, I still will not have built up much more equity in the home to make selling it a break even unless there is price appreciation by then.My dilemma is this: I speculate that my home will not appreciate much in the next 3-5 years due to the rapid pace of development in the surrounding area.In 5-10+ years, maybe, but by then I'll have bled $150,000 - $300,000.I have thought about this a lot and feel that I mar'-too close to the problem to see the best solution.

You may have to do this several times for all the different tasks being done.The only labor cost not covered by this type of online inquiry is drive time from the businessto the property, to the store & back for supplies and then back to the business address.

The home doesn’t burn but the surrounding neighborhoods and town does, severely decreasing the value of our home3.

With  one property, a hotel that doubled as a homeless shelter one neighborhood over shut down and has caused problems for the surrounding areas.

Driving the streets.

•Use business credit or 0% interest credit cards strategically—just be careful with repayment timelines.Next StepsThe biggest thing you can do right now is surround yourself with experienced investors, agents, and lenders who have done what you’re trying to do.

Self-driving cars are potentially amazing, but they need to capture a lot of nuance and complexities.