Prior to viewing with clients, I am usually have an idea of the general area, vacany rates, market rents, and property types that suitable for LTR.

I personally have not heard of the website that you came across.

Learn your market inside and out—know property values, motivated seller strategies, and how to analyze deals properly.

I furnish about 80% of my properties off of facebook market place and places like that. 

The marketing class will help you keep your STRs and LTRs leased.

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.

Even if you get a great deal that is 20% below market, appraisers will typically be anchored by the last sale price and you may be stuck not being able to pull out as much cash as you need to pay off the HELOC.

I tried attending one in my local market a couple of times but felt like I was in some hotel ballroom being pitched on how the 12 year-old kid up in front would teach us all how to run to the back of the room to swipe $10K on our AMEX for the secrets of real estate investing.

I have a feeling my entire local market is going to be the same outlook to make their over value seem reasonable to themselves..Do you or they, control the future?

Austin is a fantastic market, with its growing tech presence and vibrant culture, making it a great choice for your future career.