Macro environment has been very favorable to businesses relocating to Texas from other parts of the country to reduce their costs and businesses expanding within the state. 

Recently relocated out of Pittsburgh, but continue to return periodically to visit family and seek real estate investment opportunities in the area.  

Quote from @Tyriek Hull: Hello everyone, Is it a good idea to buy 2 properties at once ?

My name is Nicholas Flores, my wife Sonia and I are from the Washington DC area but I have been recently offered a position to relocate to NYC.

Look for schools, expanding areas, jobs with high a high numbers of relocation influx, etc.

Most want the lump sum for relocation purposes.  

Gloria Almendares - Realtor/Broker/ Property Management/Relocation Specialist/ Investor

The deals to be had will mostly be off-market properties that you might locate where sellers are motivated for other reasons such as divorce, unemployment, relocating, etc.

Either relocate the thermostat to a room/location where only Landlord can control it, or put a locked cover over the thermostat so tenants can't tamper with it.

You can only have 1 FHA loan at a time (unless you relocate for work > 100 miles away), which is why you have to refinance out of it to a Conventional loan (or some other product) in order to use it again.