Pick a different area to look in.

for me, the ones that cashflow the most are the ones that I bought with 3% long term debt, they were new (low maintenance) and they are in high appreciating areas(just a bonus but does not impact cashflow).

Quote from @Lymarie Cervoni: Looking on using Direct-Mail Marketing for Off-market properties, any recommendations on which real estate investor list to buy to target the Tampa Bay area? 

Certainly more areas with lower property taxes.

I'm an investor in the Austin, TX area and I'm here to build relationships and work on deals.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

If an attorney needs to get involved i currently don't have one, can anyone recommend one in the Houston area if need be? 

Always happy to see other folks from the DFW area on here.

There may also be a STR insurance specialist in your area.

I am looking in the greater Austin area, with plans of securing a job and house-hacking a quadplex or triplex.