Pricing on treasury's has somewhat "stabilized" for the moment after the roller coaster ride so maybe it will stay cheap for a while. 

In that case, ride this virus out with the current tenants and then raise it to market.

You will find a growing population, a diverse economy, affordable housing, good schools and good old fashioned Southern hospitality.

. :) Awww, Bill, this is old fashioned "shoe leather prospecting"!!

Expect it and enjoy the ride.  

When you decide to go back to CA you might want to off load the Texas properties so you don't get hit hard on property taxes AND income taxes, but until then you could ride the appreciation wave that is hitting Austin.In the end, you are doing this as a side gig and you have a ton of income flowing in from your W2.

I also find that old fashion mailers/door knocking works for certain neighborhoods.I am currently targeting some assets in Gwinnett County since there are a few newer neighborhoods that have the "planned" community with anchor stores (grocers and shopping) already signed to be within the community.

The right coattails to ride.

This weekend I thought I was going to have to find time to ride out to an asset, but we found a realtor who was local and can help us out.

I don't know what kind of condition the house is in because there are no interior pictures of the house, but I'll take a ride and see.