Once you have that, you can look at what similar properties in your market are doing for design.

In any market, you need to analyze median income, and crime, and that will help predict where you will have more challenges collecting rent.Every city has their challenges with vacancy.

We backed out of that deal because there was a freeze that hit Texas market, and that freeze caused a bunch of plumbing issues.

@Marc Shin Beware of the ever increasing property taxes in the North Texas markets.

In today's market current inflation is actually higher than the rate we are paying to borrow for 30 years. 

One thought is if what you are doing already is working why are you looking to move markets? 

It may be common in your market.

I'd be happy to chat a little bit about various U.S. markets, and opportunities available south of the border.If you like the idea, then we need to pick a date, time and location. 

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

Is there a forum, on Facebook or elsewhere, where I can learn about the conditions of the real estate market in Mississippi ( I realize that each county has its individual situation, to a degree) and ask questions?