And in my view, having a Condo in a region with a new influx of businesses and residents meant I could expect price appreciation and rent growth.

A few options you might be familiar with are hard money loans (where they look at the asset more than the borrower), or a portfolio loan from a small regional bank in your chosen market that plans to keep that loan on their books and earn the interest from it. 

The five county region saw a 10% increase in new listings compared to February of the preceding year and an 8% increase from the preceding month.Williamson County which comprises much of the norther suburbs of Austin (Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Hutto) saw very strong growth numbers in 2021.

Commercial loan through the regional bank.

Midwest is a phenomenal region for sub 100k investment properties.

I live and work in the lakes region. 

Have only worked with either local banks (service one major city or within one state only) or small regional (located in 2 to 3 states max) banks only.   

I am not far from you in the Quad Cities region (Iowa/Illinois). 

There are a lot of options and each region here has different rules and appeal. 

I have a fund active in that region that could be interested in coming in on a piece.You're welcome to message me to discuss.