Sherylyn Holden

If you are going to owner occupy for a year or 3-4-5....use your VA loan....or see if San Antonio has any down payment assistance programs. I saw one advertised that is about 5% of purchase price foregivable in 3 years....so that might be even better than VA. Buy as cheap as you can stand....you already have a goal to move in 2-3-4-5 years, so this is not your forever dream house....cheaper purchase price means lower rent in the future and a bigger pool of renters.

Hi Frank, Foundation work is so common here that I often tell people it's a "when not if" for this city. A lot of the central city sub-markets are older homes on pier and beam systems. This can be shimmed relatively easily over time (in theory). You'll see slabs further to the outer rings of town, such as @Sherylyn Holden referred to.

Quote from @Sherylyn Holden: Hi everyone! I've heard a lot of mixed reviews about the STR community in Converse, TX or near there. Can anyone share their experiences? Ive seen a lot of up and coming apartments and houses being built in that area, which will lead to the value of properties going up. Is this a good place to invest in? TIA! I wouldn't sleep on it - especially since it seems like there is low competition, good time to carve your niche out.