Most people follow the same rules for picking a location: look for great HHI growth, job growth, etc.

There is tons of growth in DFW and if you look outside of it within an hour drive, I bet you may have a little more chance of success.

Bookkeeping and keeping the back end of business sharp and accurate is beginning to take time away from growth and I know this is not the best use of my time.

As I planned to come into huge equity gain from the sale of my house I already know the basic of getting back to zero with taking out all the debt and I have been able to reduce my spending immensely.

Not paying rent and living close to work in a community ripe for growth!

It becomes less about yield and more about equity growth and dirt value over time.Now those accredited investors that want more yield they might buy one stabilized property with a larger chunk of their liquid cash and then invest with me passively in my value add sponsor deals which are typically up to 1 year to stabilize and 3 years to exit.

In the limited reading I've done thus far, the authors touch on this subject in only the most general terms -- i.e. to evaluate a market, one should consider population growth, economic conditions, infrastructure, average cap rates, housing supply and demand, etc.

With Asia's growth, Japan presents a perfect alternative to China, which many still fear is difficult for foreign investors due to government control and high corruption.

That's not at all a bad thing, it means you have plenty to learn and a lot of room for growth.

Second is price increases, either as a result of inflation or a result of area growth/demand.