Definitely don't sell it and buy cheap Class C in Texas or other state for "cash flow on paper" - I learned a painful lesson with those types of properties. 

I personally think you can successfully market both your property management (PM) and buy/sell real estate services under one brand if you position them correctly.

Buying in Austin?

You go out and buy an apartment house and then hire a property manager so you don't have to personally spend time on the property.

The type of home you buy determines the tenant you get. 

So now I have both my personal residence and a leased property as STRs.Even though I live 3 hours away from my leased STR property, I've built a team that assists with managing it, so I don't have to be there all the time.Here are some key things I've learned:Regulations: Research the specific STR regulations in the state and city where you're looking to buy.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

We were there looking for another property that we could buy together on the beach that we could rent out as a short-term vacation rental.We we're living it up and having a fantastic time zip lining, eating delicious food, and seeing the monkeys in the wild.it seems like from the moment I returned from that trip in August 2022 the real estate market completely changed.

Quote from @Andrew White: Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment in San Antonio.

Now that house has been rented out for the past two years, and I want to buy another possible duplex or triplex to house hack.