I am to the point now where I am ready to seriously grow my property management business.

Barron’s recently reported that despite the turbulent markets, it expects the U.S. economy to avoid recession and grow at a 3% pace in 2016.

Any place in Texas will do good as long as it is diverse and has a growing population.  

Most software will charge you monthly fee, a fee for transactions, and a setup fee.This will allow you to grow much faster and minimize overhead.

I have read Rich Dad Poor Dad which was a life changing book seeing that no one taught me about money growing up.

I'm looking to get started in RE investing and hopefully stop renting by buying my first property by next year and growing from there. 

I would like to grow the portfolio and have some flexibility to apply more loan under my name.

I think you are choosing the right niche and can continue to work while growing your portfolio.Here's the link to the podcast.http://www.jakeandgino.com/jake--gino-podcast/the-...Let me know if I can help you in any wayBestGino

I'm ready to connect and grow with people who are more experienced and eventually be that person to help others. 

The fact that you're starting off so young means you already have a huge advantage; you have more time to grow!