@Faridah ClarkWhether real estate investors use their properties to generate rental income or to bide their time until the perfect selling opportunity arises, it's possible to build out a robust investment program by paying a relatively small part of a property's total value upfront.

The Mississippi gulf coast offers far more value opportunity going forward in my humble opinion.I have been focusing on the gulf counties in the last 2 years and there are niches of progress being established in several strategic locations. 

Sometimes, all it takes is a little strategic planning as well as experience to land an awesome deal like that!

It's also worth noting that some historically hot markets are slowing down due to significant population shifts and increased regulatory restrictions.The key takeaway is that while the short-term rental market is still robust, it's undergoing changes that require more strategic planning and market research from investors.

few comments.. there are companies that do the MLS resell think great western.. not a fan of that buyer gets screwed most of the time.its regional.. your in a very robust market.. simply not that many distressed assets.. that's really the bottom line.you go to Detroit or other big mid western old cities and wholesaling of low value assets is how they are sold 90% of the time.. in our market in PDX many of the top court house steps and bigger flipper wholesalers have moved to new construction.. again lack of inventory and too many people chasing too few deals.. and many are contractors.. hard to compete against guys that are just buying a job.

I have many rentals as well as 4 flip properties going on in different stages which are strategically scheduled.

My husband and I are Army retired/combat veterans and are eager to put every critical thinking and strategic skill to use.

Wife has 0 as we strategically did not put her on any and she was stay at home mom for a few years so no benefit to having her on.

Austin has a robust satellite center environment for lots of tech companies but none of them want to setup anything bigger here other than an IT or R&D center. 

You also need to carry as much liability coverage as you can get on the landlord policy and then follow that up with a very robust umbrella policy?