I am located in Connecticut were the two big cities are New Haven and Hartford.

Joe Scaparra where do you consistently find cash flow in major Texas cities in today’s market & these property taxes?

Cloud, Mn or the northern suburbs of the twin cities?

This property is in the heart of North City.

simply do not take anyone's word for this landlock situation.. open escrow get a title commitment and see it it is actually landlocked.. if it is your remedy in the real world. is1. getting a neighbor to grant you the proper easement you will need.2. confirm from the city or county that you can access the property from this new easement..despite common statements folks will make that no property can be landlocked.. and there are remedies this simply is not true.. properties can be landlocked... owners do it to themselves.. not common but it does happen.As for the old house.. sometimes if there is no lead or asbestos fire department will burn them down as an exercise.. ( sometimes)biggest issue in many markets now is the lead paint and Asbestos remediation during the demo.. some areas they don't car.

I have found that there are cities like Lubbock or Waco that are huge markets for real estate, but the competition is a lot smaller.

My landlord owns a bunch of other buildings on my street and I think pays very little attention to my apartment because it is such a small % of his portfolio.

We still have a Pawn Shop at the Main St corner downtown and the fireworks vendor hired for the 4th of July extravaganza dropped the ball and cancelled the show (luckily we blew stuff up in our own street), so we are no Downtown Winter Garden yet, but headed in the right direction. 

The neighborhood, property management team, and the house (condition, and quality of the rehab) will matter more than which of those two cities that you pick.

My brother lives in Dublin and he tells me really good things about how the city is growing and properties are gaining value.