Or is it as simple as, I want a long term lease and I'm going to promote it via AirBNB? 

Given the market diversity and size, I think Fort Worth offers a little something for every type  of investor.

@Jeff Hubert I am not allowed to self promote myself but my signature should answer your question.

In the next 2 years I am confident enough I will get a promotion and pay bump from around 25% -40% (that's about the average range) I have zero debt from school from being being on a full ride.

WA is a very diverse state.  

Not a good schools, not very good neighborhood, very diverse neighborhood,  crime rates are okay and decreasing.

Mortgage divisions of big diverse operations have basically no relationship with the rest of the organization.

Hi @Cole Baker, technically the market price for rent is determine by the old supply x demand, so I would seek markets with unbalanced supply, but also consider other criteria, like population and job growth, especially as we dive into a recession, you want to be in markets with large pool of jobs to mitigate evictions, how diverse are the economic drivers and industry, etc. 

Meriwest Credit Union currently has a 1.99% promotional interest rate on their HELOC.

Wow thanks for all these great responses.It sounds like in a market with a diversity of A, B, and C neighborhoods (like Seattle) there should be a starter property which will offer immediate CF.Robert Steele, my approach would be to find the B/C cusp areas that are moving away from problem tenants and into solid appreciation.Marco Santarelli, do you think it is better to start with a property in my immediate area to get my hands on it and learn the ropes first hand before investing in an out of market property?