I plan on purchasing mf in the downtowns of the cities surrounding Houston, mainly those with a more “Americana” type of feel( white picket fences, 4th of July block parties, neighbors worship together, founding families are still around and they let you know it, high walkability score, families are out on the street with neighbors, doors are unlocked.....)It is tough to comp certain property because they might be the only type (or one of the only two) AND some of these towns do not allow any more MF to go up, so the MF owners set the market.

But if you get it all updated and looking awesome, it would be a good place to attract better tenants.

This is for a variety of reasons, but mainly because I have dreamed of living in North Lake Tahoe. 

I am trying to buy an investment property to house hack in the Houston area but I'm not sure if I should know what tenant I can attract in different neighborhoods first before deciding what area to purchase in...

I was confused why the convention was focused mainly on investing in the US.

Even had to check a special box on the return indicating that it was a "related party" 1031, and I thought that of itself might attract a little additional scrutiny, but now that we are past the 6 year statue of limitations, that's no longer really an issue either. 

There are 2 main ways to cover thees costs: 1.

Like others said I think the main thing is that you are inquisitive now, shows you will likely make it somewhere, good luck!

Main problem here is that I don't have money for the down payment.I would really love any advice people might have for me.

But at some point down the road, we'd like to make real estate our main focus.