I still have yet to get my feet wet in the RE investing "game" but am eager to do so.

@Joel Owens I think you're overlooking the fact rent control helps landlords who know how to game the system.

Must of been from all those 6 am hockey games I had as a kid...haha-Emerald

Would a title company have the entire list of transfers for a particular county or city, or would they only have the properties they were involved in.  Is

Also taking your example think like thisOKC -150k house rents for approx $1200 (i am being very general you may get more) with 25% down you have 38k tied up in the houseSD - 400k house rents for double so $2400 with 25% down you have 100k tied upif you multiply this out you could do 4 houses in okc for the money of 1 in SD and you would have rents of $4800 per month coming in.  I

Consider playing it safe if you are new to the game. 

Anyways Houston is a great market to be in! I

I would say just look into your game plan.Whether to keep it as a rental or not would depends if its a cash-flowing asset.

If going this route, it's mostly a numbers game.

Whichever one you can get a hook in. I