A part of me is questioning myself with "am I just being scared and lack the confidence needed to succeed or am I being smart and cautious".All questions, comments, concerns, and advice is welcomed.

We did look at Anniston (we have friends there) and I'd like a bit of diversity at some point, but the problem is that there is a complete lack of jobs.

From the Big Apple to the Lone Star State I hope your transition is going well, good luck!

One of the difficult things about small town investing is the lack of like minded people to get feedback from and the reality that you will be in competition on future deals. 

With that being said, I like to mention I have a issue with lack of money( I'm slowly saving up), but I do have good credit, at least for how long I been building it for ( only 3 to 4 years)I have read there is a lot of creative ways to obtain these properties with little or low money of yours into them and I should just focus on one niche, but still I have a interested in "Flipping Houses"  for single family homes.

I recall the couple mentioned above, same stuff, get rich schemes in various ploys.I agree, money is the root of their evilness, the greed is apparent but consider that it's not them that creates the market, it's also about the greed and laziness or lack of awareness of those they cater too.

I'm trying to figure out a way to get the owner under contract despite lacking a preapproval from a lender and without proof of funds.

The law firm that has been doing my settlements has been good to me, but I think they dropped the ball on this and I should recoup some of these costs on account of their lack of due diligence.

At the same time, lack of land in San Francisco coupled with growing tech demand pushed those aforementioned artists into west Oakland, then middle income folks, and finally the Googlers and other upper-middle-class.This process took place over a period of about fifteen years, during which prices generally tripled.

Our lack of confidence is another.