I'm 25 min south in Castle Rock and have seen ridiculous appreciation on my primary residence even in the past few months.

I chose this as a hub because of the proximity to other metros (DFW, Little Rock, Tulsa, Springfield, KC), is this a decent place to start?

Just look at what hedge funds like Black Rock are doing.

@Katherine Blazer Katherine rocks.

I am stuck between a rock and a hard place.

I really like the area of east Dallas that is south or east of White Rock Lake, around the Casa Linda area!

Purchase price: $110,000 Cash invested: $28,902 First investment property, bought through turnkey operator in Little Rock, AR.

My point is; don't waste a lot of money looking for properties when because they still pop up in unexpected places and you don't need to cause yourself more stress by wasting money.The best deals I ever got always came from real estate agents I visited and handed a business card to and you will meet many agents who will scratch your back at real estate clubs.The most-important factor to be successful is having the ability to analyze a property correctly to determine how much you can squeeze out of it after doing a little cosmetic work, rehabbing, increasing rents, calculating principal paydown, depreciation and then turn over every rock to uncover all the expenses and costs a high percent of investors ignore.

But around the same time a Round Rock (Austin suburbs) property has 7.2% appreciation.

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