Population growth, strong job growth, multisector industry/economy (Never invest in an area propped up by a single industry, or worse, a single company), landlord and business friendly, strong development, strong sports teams (even minor and farm teams), lower crime rates than national average, and good schools/colleges nearby.

But they will give you even more valuable advise where to actually invest in the Houston area based on their years of experience.

Where do I even begin? 

Even if you borrowed $130,000 which is more than you need at 13% which is what BRRRR lenders would charge a newbie, that is a monthly payment of about $1,450 and you would probably pay 3 points up front which would be about $4,000.

Even better, call it your personal residence but AirBnB your personal unit while you stay at home ;-) Of course, you need to find the right area that will have demand, but you'll be cash-flowing well and still have money in your pocket for reserves or the next opportunity. 

What circumstances could this offset W-2 income even for those who are not real estate professionals?

I also have to mentioned that the biggest advantage of using AI is for internal company usage, especially in a companies where it has multiple product, multiple supplier , or producing very competitive product ; company like home depot , medical device or even Adobe, can really make killing productivity by leveraging AI.For people in tech, the ability of AI to generate a code , a database or to articulate complex system , is very valuable.I have been moving from search engine to AI too in last few months and result was great.

I wonder if streamlining the cleaning cost into the ADR ("eliminating" another extra fee) encourages greater business (especially if positive reviews note place is clean, etc.) even if the market has shown it will bear the cleaning cost (and it's routine).Scenario 1: Guest pays $400 per night for 2 nights plus $300 cleaning fee.

Even the real and substantial buyers are getting pressed.

Even shadow lenders, with a growing market share, are poised to seize new opportunities.Embracing the FutureInstitutional investors, including pension funds and sovereign wealth funds, are reawakening their interest in CRE.