ARV is around 450k on the conservative side.I've flipped a few properties with a couple in the 500k-600k range.

A couple good ones are Bexar County Tax Auctions meetup and San Antonio Real Estate Investors' Discussion group.

There's a lot worse things in the world than having a couple smaller properties that are kicking it performance wise before you become the MF mogul. 

@Joseph Denesowicz You're already renting it, just ask them to do a rent to own for a couple of years and exercise your option to purchase as soon as you have the cash and can qualify for the financing.

I've got a couple investor-friendly insurance referrals if you want to PM me.

The rebound of oil and gas coupled with effects of Harvey are making Houston market very interesting. 

I work at a large engineering firm making around $64,000/year; I’ve saved up for a couple of years now and have around 40k in savings.

I did notice that this price brought mostly couples - the market has outpaced single occupancy. 

I looked into doing it myself an a project a couple years ago.

Baraboo (each population about 10-12K, with about 20-25K per school district) and a couple of smaller towns.