.- Given the demand, buying on through MLS will be tough.

IMO killeen is a solid investment. just have to watch which areas you are getting into. there are some pretty rough areas near fort hood but killeen is great because it is close enough to austin and people commute from there to austin as well. with fort cavazos near by and the new samsung plant coming online in taylor, it is a solid choice with steady demand for MF.

I'm keeping this property for the appreciation (in a high demand area with great schools) and low interest rate for now.  

Desperation begin to set in, almost like the opportunity was fleeing me.

No surprise, this, along with job growth (HP is a large employer) forces prices to stay high as demand creeps up too.

In desperation, I even visited their office in person, only to have my concerns dismissed and another empty message taken.

And it would blow your mind the massive demand for there service.

You need to pay attention to things like rental demand, upcoming developments, and overall area growth potential.

The trustee, borrower or bank can ensure you get your hand slapped hard for approaching the circumstance as a work-out or foreclosure fix it guy without a license or being an attorney.Let's say that we can approach the owner and be in compliance, which you can.You will not purchase a note as an individual investor from a bank that has started foreclosure by making an offer like that.You get a request from the borrower for the bank to sell the note in lieu of payoff as demanded.

From my research so far, it seems the demand is pretty high in general for STR's, I was also looking at San Antonio but would prefer to be in Florida and Jacksonville is the city in Florida that fits my budget, interested to hear from anyone who may know more about STR's there and to connect with anyone.