LTV on this property won’t matter.....driving matters much more.

Drive around your neighborhood and look for vacant properties.

Closer to the Dallas North Tollway will be closer to urban amenities and style and a lot of growth is being driven by the expansion at DNT and Sam Rayburn Tollway (121).  

there's certainly down psycological comfort in having a property that we can drive too, but after reading @David Greene's book on long distance investing, it almost seems silly to only focus on areas we can drive to.looking out of state also opens up so many markets that it feels overwhelming. just looks for some advice, suggestions or even just to hear a few stories on how some of you narrowed your search.

I have many other interests so I don't focus on the handyman work as much as some people might think I should, and my lifestyle and bills are all geared towards low income, including living in a 1 bedroom home with low bills and taxes, and driving older cars.

It's tough to argue with job and population growth.

You seem to have a great drive which will definitely fuel your future Real Estate deals.

The explosive growth in Wenatchee and even Chelan, Entiat is a good place to be and not have the higher prices of the other two locales.

I'm starting to stress market growth in my potential markets more than I did before, knowing that's one of the biggest keys to a stable rental market.

What we have found is that ongoing eduction is the best way to drive this number up.