Welcome Joshua, I work the Atlanta market.  

Fort Worth is a great market to get started REI.

Or if you are familiar with the market, what would you suggest?

If the latter, how does that look on a day to day in terms of operating, marketing, and the ownership structure?

Guest breaking down their markets and strategies gave me a lot of insight.

He is interested in REI, has good basic knowledge on REI and has more than enough saved up for down but hesitate because of current market, interest rate, rental demand, capex, first investment jitters, draw of stock market, etc, etc. 

Likewise, the same can be said for properties with in-law suites or finished basements.Have you considered or explored any particular ATL markets?

Attend open houses to understand market trends.

And yes you can move the market with just $1M.

San Antonio is a hot market still for flipping.