-Single-family home sales declined 1.5 percent year-over-year;-Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes went from 49 to 45 days;-Total property sales were down 3.1 percent with 10,175 units sold;-Total dollar volume was statistically flat at $4.3 billion;-The single-family median price edged up 1.5 percent to $345,000;-The single-family average price rose 3.6 percent to $443,970, which is a record high; -Single-family home months of inventory registered a 4.0-months supply, up from 2.7 months last May;-Townhome/condominium sales continued to decline, falling 9.8 percent, with the median price climbing 12.1 percent to $241,600 and the average price up 7.5 percent to $281,777.

I see a very fixed supply of affordable housing for new family formation and those at median income levels.  

Inventory is now very substantially above the extreme lows seen in recent years, when inventory in the Austin area fell below 1 month (very extreme imbalance between demand and supply) for a sustained period.Here are the full stats for Austin and the greater metro:Here’s a chart showing the median sales price of a single family home in the City of Austin over the past two years:The median price for a single-family home in May 2024 was down roughly 10% from May 2022, which was the most recent pricing peak in the Austin market.For some context, here’s a chart of the median sales price of a single-family home in Austin over the past 10 years:As you can see, pricing Austin is still substantially above pre-pandemic levels.

How much vacancy and supply is in the area?  

Per my request they sent me a YouTube video (see above) where it’s placing a bracket to hold the filter and disconnecting the cold water faucet hose from the shutoff valve, then installing a water supply line adapter to the cold water faucet hose.

The detail in my post was to convey the timeline and establish that the leak was reported in a timely fashion.

In regards to demand demographics, yeah I think you'd be targeting a different group, and supply/demand has to be looked at closer. 

Also, Ive bought office supplies, went out to eat with contractors, and more, should I be using a business credit card? 

Have that agent you are working with supply the inspector and/or the contractor too.

Rehabbed most of the stuff myself except for supply lines in the plumbing.