The Midwest and Southeast would be your best bet but under $100,000 is pretty challenging to find these days unless you go to really bad parts of town, which I would recommend avoiding unless you're a specialist. 

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Bigger Pockets subscription is recommended, It has a lot of learning material.

They were pretty much recommended and handpicked by a contractor I had hired for reno.

Suburbs across Texas remain the fastest-growing parts of the state, according to new population estimates released by the U.S.

@Melissa Odom private money has been awesome for me and helped me grow my portfolio tremendously.We used it to do BRRRR where we bought the property with private money, rehabbed it with that money too and refinanced as soon as we could to get them their money back.Our private money lender was happy because they made their return and didn't have any worries because we were an easy borrower.

Therefore, it's not up "to code" and it is recommended installing the panel elsewhere. 

What I recommend is that you check on the legal decisions and go by them.  

A lot of Dave’s stuff is about investing in Real Estate and using the VA loan and military benefits and such on your way to growing your portfolio towards financial independence.

Cedar Lake's growing market further enhanced its appeal.