(Forbes)Lower business & lifestyle costs than others.Amazingly affordable real estate for investment.Single-family, duplexes, fourplexes.3-year appreciation forecast of 9.1%.Around 45% of the residents are renters.The growing fuels the rental demand.San Antonio is also known for its low cost of living.Closed sales increased by 14 percent year-over-year.Compared to June 2019, San Antonio's average price of a home increased by 3%.Year-to-date, the average price has shown an increase of 5% to $278,395.In a year-to-date, year-over-year comparison, Bexar County faired well compared to Travis (-10.7%) Harris (-4.9%) and Dallas County (-6.8%.)Each of these counties indicates a decrease while Bexar county shows a promising a 3.4% increase.As predicted, June has shown to be a strong buying season.

if so, calculate how much it cash flows, add to that the new property cash flow, how does it look compared to if you sell?

My focus on real estate is value add and equity more so compared to cash flow since I am still working. 

Iowa City is expensive when compared to Cedar Rapids which is 30 minutes North.  

Steven Torres - So is this market more demanding for direct sales compared to rental?

This is a get out of jail free card for dishonest tenants.The only out for landlords is to sell and have the new owner move in, forcing an eviction.There's a good Times article about how small-time investors cannot be compared apples to apples with corporations/wealthy investors - and how moratoriums are hurting small landlords which is generally bad for affordable housing (strapped landlords will be forced to sell) - but I'm not sure if linking articles is allowed here.

You may avoid the taxes if you deposit the funds in an eligible retirement plan (which includes anIRA) within "3 years and a day" of the date of the COVID-19 distribution (note: compare to a 60-day rollover).

I would call and ask for an explanation of the charges on the settlement statement before you call around, so at least you will compare applies to applies.

Leah Sykes at Greenspoon Marder and Sia Rezvani / Jeff Bennett at Warren Allen do Landlord Law almost exclusively.It's kinda specialized compared to regular RE law (more litigation), but I can recommend all 3.Call quick, they're all busier than h***.

If you aren't exactly sure on your criteria and want to explore, it's best to at least set a broad criteria in markets so you can compare between markets to see which one best suits you.An example: I'm interested in small multifamily investing so I will target markets which have a surplus of small multifamily properties to start off.