Quote from @Cari Sweet:  This sounds like a case for Fair Housing- Familial Status discrimination. 

@Desiree Board For your mix of long-term rentals (LTRs), short-term rentals (STRs), and house flipping, an LLC is ideal for liability protection and pass-through taxation.

The next meetup will be February 23rd at Kirby Ice House! 

Quote from @Casi Rice: Marketing idea: find 1-2 trusted property management partners.

Quote from @Charles J Sabo: This will be huge for house hackers out there. 95%LTV on 2-4 unit properties.

Use pricelabs, I also integrate with guesty for hosts which allows me to manage listings on airbnb vrbo and booking.com.

All new flooring, painting, throughout the house.

Starting your real estate journey with a house hack in Austin is a smart move, especially with its strong rental demand and appreciation potential.

@Kyle Shipleycan you house hack?

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.