One of the reasons I feel rushed to get into something is that I am not sure how long I'll actually be living in the city of Huntsville, AL.

While I'm not currently looking to settle down, I enjoy traveling to #1 enjoy other cities, #2 scope real estate, #3 enjoy said cities with intelligent female company on short notice without the typical dating hoops to jump through just to be able to have true quality time with a great lady.

I see a lot of potential in our city in terms of investing and would like to start my real estate path here. 

Particular interest in inner city areas with good appreciation trajectory ahead.

Why am i having hard time finding a clean updated house/apt for rent under 1k in Kansas City area?

Not quite sure on Chandler, but for a few of the surrounding cities I believe it is 2 people per bedroom.

Maybe, a second-tier city in a popular state (think Texas and Florida) or a large city in a less popular state (think Alabama or MIssisssippi). 

The largest reason is because zoning ordinances and regulations have changed in a number of these cities and towns.  

I have multis in all of the cities that you mentioned and manage a number of others in those areas as well.  

I purchased a single family house in Salt Lake City with a mother-in-law apartment in the basement.