I am an out-of-state long distance investor looking to discover the most popular and ideal Texas cities for rental property purchases.

In 6 months from now you'd be in a much more powerful position to get started.Dave Ramsey isn't too popular around here, but...he says, "live like no one else...so that you can live like no one else!"

There are a number of great areas in Florida that are very popular.

I think Lowe's has a similar tool/service.I'm not sure how big your project portfolio is or your budget, but for a complete solution, Procore <https://www.procore.com/construction-os/core/> is pretty popular with the large contractors, but they offer a "variable pricing model".

Condotels are not a popular item to lend on for most lenders. 

Popular outdoorsy type vacation areas would be big hits.

But it's about 15 minutes from a few very popular and "booming" towns.I was thinking of calling banks to see if I could get in and present the deal to the commercial loan officer to what s/he says about financing it (although I'd be looking for cash buyers).

Contrary to popular belief, this is not set because I believe it will give me a higher return.

Popular place hehe.

Managers are becoming more popular by the year but still not to the point where there is extreme competition among us.