San Antonio is big, diverse, affordable, and stable, which would be my #1 vote out of the three.Floods are definetly an ongoing issue but I’d say Houston weathered the Great Recession very well compared to many of its peers.

Maybe I ran the numbers wrong which is very possible, but your numbers don’t make sense. 70% of the ARV (350) is $245,00020% down of $245,000= $49,000Closing cost-$9,000Rehab- $9,000Making your purchase price at $178,000 to meet the 70% rule. 

I plan on going in and do some renovations after the lease is up to increase my monthly cash flow.

During my search my agent sent me a foreclosure property, I ran the numbers as a BRRRR deal and they didn't work so I told my agent I wasn't interested.

Of course I'm planning on going in with a smaller purchase price offer but I'm sure there will be some negotiation. 

I ran into the New school bond for the area ;(  Eventually, I will make money on the property....

The problem I ran into is that the PofA for my husband was good to close, I signed for him at close,  we started paying on the loan and like a month later it was rejected. 

I plan on going to the sustainable city towards the end of this year or next year during the dubai winter.

There would likely be an ongoing cost to that of course.Conversely, I would recommend just getting an agent unless you are really familiar with the market.

You really have to watch out for fees - loaded to buy in, ongoing, and surrender.