Those might make good rentals...but also there can be extra costs...see if they are in PIDs/PUDs or MUDs that add significant cost to the monthly payment...maybe $100-$200 extra a month.Also $2500 sounds high on rent to me for 1800sqft....I would think more like around $2000/month, but haven't looked in that area lately.I do like Forney....one issue is I don't think there are good demand drivers there. 

We are there to make a profit  , plain and simple .   

For some context I'm hoping to invest immediately when I begin working (1 year from now), and am alright with moving whenever there is a better opportunity for my job/RE investing.Can always count on the BP community to give great advice, so I'm looking forward to everyone's perspectives on a slightly large life decision of mine!

I’ve been leaning on the oilfields to make my first 100k and then start out with real estate investing .

So, they make the process of being an investor seamless and you having to do nothing as they after you closing turn into you management company with a standard 10% management fee (which I am okay with). 

The only expenditure is fuel and potentially material as we might not be able to keep up with production till we are able to make use of all the land.

I’d definitely recommend talking to a CPA who can run your exact numbers and make sure you're thinking of all the angles.

Make sure I own it.

It was around the time of COVID, making it incredibly hard to find reliable tenants.

You are making one of many mistakes.