It seems it might be a lot safer to stay here in town because of the known growth expectations, the connections I already have (although this is pretty limited I am still green to the game), the stable job (that I am sick of) I can hold onto and quit when I'm ready, and the lifelong knowledge base of my area.However, it seems like the opportunity to sell houses in a relatively rural area are still going to be pretty limited and the total volume of sales in the area even with a large percentage growth in population will still be low, the value of homes here is low enough that my commissions when I do sell will be consistently smaller than if I moved, I will struggle much more finding a home to buy elsewhere and even getting a loan will be more difficult if I move.

We've talked to a few lenders/local credit unions and are struggling to find someone to lend on raw/unimproved land.

Sounds like your tenants are struggling financially, so if you do want to raise the rent, you do have to consider that they may move out, and then you get to pay for a make ready.

However, I'm struggling to figure out how to be innovative in the space as there are probably over 100 hard money lenders just in the DFW area alone, and they're all racing to the bottom in the terms of pricing, which leaves little profitability on a per-loan basis.

Lots of insurers are struggling with the Gulf States.

Hello BP, I am 4 months into my real estate investing journey and I'm facing a bit of a power struggle with my day job, family obligations, and marketing for motivated sellers.

Sometimes I struggle with wanting to just dive in, and your story gives me hope that if I wait for the right catch to come along, it will.

Louis, MO that I'm going to live on one side), I'm struggling to have deals pencil and I want to make sure it's not my expense load causing the issue.

I'm in the SLC market so I understand the struggle.

There's so many cash and hard money buyers coming for multi family properties you may struggle to get a decent building with an FHA loan behind your offer.