Let’s explore just two of the solutions that could help get you into your first home no matter the market.1.

On the business management side, I've invested roughly $10k into the systems for financial and operations through courses and consultants.A great Facebook group I'd recommend Remodelers Community -- I know it says remodelers but this group has a resource called the "remodelers vault" where members have pitched in their resources like contracts, cash flow trackers, QC checklists and more that are invaluable starting out as a residential GCBest of luck, you got this

In my market, I only have one vendor qualified for appliance warranty work, and the warranty companies paid him half his standard fee for each service call. 

Are there wholesalers in your market you can ask if you don't want to talk to a lawyer for some reason?

You can contact some local property managers and get a better idea of the rental market.

Lexington is a weird market with low occupancy, 90-92%, and there aren't many assets in the market.

My units are rented but one tenant is month to month and under market.

In fact, given current boom in Stock market, one is way better off investing there.

After two years, if everything is going well, I might explore the BRRRR method.For now, I’m focusing on the Austin market, but I’m open to exploring other markets in the future.

Find someone who's doing what it is you want to do in the market you want to do it in and bring them value to learn.