Most Landlord attorneys in Los Angeles regarding these situations have No idea what this Grand theft aspect does to Landlords, have no empathy and are just out to make a buck.  

St pete's beach, Clearwater, etc), Siesta Key and the shore line down to Boca Grande (including Boca Grande). 

No one talks about alternatives, but he also owns land on the other side of downtown so could happen in West Dallas or Trinity Groves area perhaps....or maybe Grand Prairie or somewhere along Irving Blvd.I would also think if you work at the VA or maybe in the VA HR department or one of the other hospitals, so have an ear to the ground about new staff, or long term care patients, then you might have an inside track and could do something MTR around the VA hospital. 

The downsides are it takes time to learn that much about construction, the take-off programs are kinda pricy (a few grand a year) and there is a learning curve to these products. 

More specifically I am working out of Grande Prairie.

I suggest you connect with Jay Breitlow from grand welcome property management 

I did find on up at Williams close to Grand Canyon that took like 10 or there spots and bought there own campers to airbnb there.

Budgetwise - a good agency will want a $2k - $3K monthly retainer plus you'll need a few grand monthly for ad spend​ for Google Ads. ​

Put that same 1m in a muni, for example, which might only earn 3%, yet that 30 is tax advantaged.Looking for a grand plan to the effect of:  1031 exchange investment to future primary home..renting that out for a few years before moving in.

I'd imagine people in their 30's during this whole thing will one day be telling their grand children about how much of a jack*ss Clayton Morris was.