Hey @Fara Heath, welcome to the BP Forum and this sounds like an awesome opportunity!

I aim to buy my first investment property this year and am considering residential opportunities both in DFW and OOS. 

Are any of the accountants you have looking proactively for tax planning opportunities as well?

I'm seeing a bit of opportunity in these areas in Huntsville so I'd check out those spots

Identify the need that you can deliver on.Grow: you, your income and opportunities will increase as you continue to do the above.Biggerpocket podcast is a good launch point.

These areas have good rental demand and opportunities to add value through light renovations.Build Your Team: Work with a realtor familiar with investment properties (like me!)

For those of you looking for accountability opportunities, and small group masterminds I encourage you to join me at Momentum 2025, it's an 8-week summit with weekly virtual courses and meetings.

The combination of its growing tech & healthcare sector, long-term resilience to climate change, and relative affordability makes it an interesting place to start our real estate journey.I spent a big part of my career in hospitality real estate consulting at a Big 4 firm, but I left to explore new opportunities and decided it was finally time to take the leap into real estate investing.

They rarely have an over-leveraged emergency or catastrophe.Of course they will not grow as fast as the investor using leverage and NOT over-leveraging. 

Would this be an opportunity to gain my sales characteristics as well?