Lex,House hacking will complicate your tax return.Your property can be treated as both an investment property and a personal residence.

@Joe Homs According to an article I read, "Effective January 1, 2020, landlords may not request a security deposit of more than one month’s rent for an unfurnished unit, and two month’s rent for a furnished unit."

A shortage of employees can produce a variety of negative effects, hindering the ability to grow and expand, or even to meet existing staffing needs.

Lower sales volume in April 2020 was one of the pandemic’s first effects on the Austin market.

I'll treat it as gospel since I have absolutely NO clue what I'm doing.

I believe the numbers say the most effective method is to pay off the highest interest first (same theory as a credit card).

Is there a cost effective option here?  

Truth be told, I often felt like a pest following up instead of trusting that they were doing their jobs without my involvement, and I need to be more effective in my delegating. 

Second, the judges ruling is under appeal and has not taken effect.

I don't have any data but I am certain the new Fannie rules on investment homes that went into effect 4/1 is having a major effect on the availability of investment loans.