Could maybe make a play with someone in a different part of Arkansas that is looking to expand to the Little Rock area perhaps.Thanks for the insight!!

Considering the amount of money at play, DIY could be more expensive than a couple hours' CPA time!

I agree with @Brian Simpson if Texas is a long term play for you it's worth hooping on a plane and visiting a couple of the cities you mentioned above and setting up your local team.

There are other creative financing techniques (partners, owner financing, wrap arounds, etc), however, items 1 & 2 seem to be the biggest impasses that I see young investors running into when they are starting their careers - the third is the down payment, which you have - well played. 

Maybe that's the wrong long term play, but It helps our situation. 

I can tell you why: because the Govt via the cities of the community/state you are in have made it clear that they have both the capacity (i.e. votes) and willingness (i.e. political ideology) to say that the free market doesn't apply and your rights and an owner will be limited in at least one major way.Any guesses how that's going to play out down the road? 

.), but you also have to look at how many value add plays you have.

Hi Paul,Time the market, ride the wave correctly and get out before you even have the chance of falling (because most people who fall get eaten by sharks as tasty Seal Meat, and the Dolphins are too far out to save you--playing happily in the sun.)

Hello, we have $300,000 saved to play with.

If you move to another state, nothing changes and you are still obligated to meet HOA requirements and play by their bylaws.