First things first - 50 K is good money to do lot of things , These "things" might not be just exactly buying a house , but you should try to know what is the best use for that 50k which will give you a reasonable return /break even / slight loss - but the most important thing is , After that project you should gain some practical knowledge abt investing in US Another important thing that I learnt - never take anything that anyone say here as an absolute thing. we all have our blind spots and biases .

Most pundits project the front range to continue to grow in population.

It depends really on the size of the project and what is on the property.

This obviously will up my equity a lot but will also up my cash flow a lot.I won’t do this forever, just a couple years to give a very solid base to do larger commercial projects

“DFW is a dynamic region where no one industry dominates and growth projections are generally higher than other large U.S. metros,” said Robert Kramp, director of research and analysis for CBRE’s Texas-Oklahoma division.

It will take a few projects before you start to feel comfortable with estimating/analyzing all of the areas you mentioned. 

I am leaning towards using it as a down payment for a much larger project.

I am looking for some feedback from anyone who has experience with Senior Housing projects. 

So Ive got a good bit of projects going on at one time.

I have plenty of projects going on at any given time and I'd be happy to talk shop if you want to reach out!