@Ned Carey not appreciation but built in equity.

Most of the cities and towns you listed are mostly filled with single families, though.

The biggest thing is lay the law down right off the bat when you get in there and let these people learn there is a new sheriff in town .

Make it clear that there is a new sheriff in town and they will be held accountable, rents are due on this date every month, late fees are whatever they are, non-payment will result in a legal posting on such-and-such a date.

Yes,  go to the town website and look for something called an OPRA Request. 

Also, each side of major roads like i35 and 377 will generally have very different prices.It happens a good amount in smaller towns and especially with CRE where you really can't run a sound comp because there's just no data to do so.

Are any local investors willing to share their experiences, what the rent roll looks like, and what parts of town they're in?

He built his house without borrowing any money and lived mortgage free from the time he was 32.

The average rent per room ranges from $1700-2050 in my college town.

We’re still very cheap based on payments, 70% of those new houses are priced over $300k and are farther from town and usually don’t come landscaped so that should justify a good price jump.