I got deep into loan types and rules and became a lender =) Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

She will tell you anything you want to hear and is not a reliable source of information.Personally, I would dig really, really deep or (my more likely choice) deny the application.

I just made the best decisions I could make at the time I let my group of investors know that the project was going to extend as we wanted to slow down and let prices come up better to have the project go a little long that to build another batch of homes and have them sit and paying debt service. 90% of my homes have closed within 10 days of CO and I have given no more than 5 or 6 credits for interest rate buy downs.

Her deep knowledge of the market allowed me to identify properties that were not only viable but held substantial equity potential.

And this is exactly why I tell people to take it slow with 1-2 properties at first before scaling. 

It doesn't pass the smell test.It could be completely legit, but I would definitely dig deep into his contracts, talk to other clients, and really vet him before moving forward.

Ultimately, don't be one of those people who jumps into the deep end without knowing how to swim. 

I think we are at the point, where labor costs are actually going down as most of the labor relies on big national builder's for their work, and with home sales slowing down, we are seeing labor rates competing for work, which is driving down the costs.

One where they are actively looking at slowing evictions.

A high quality SFR in Austin will pay dividends in the long-run, and don't invest for anything but that. 5-6 years is too little, but if you are to expose yourself to that I would still take Austin.Those deep parts of SW FL are cyclical with retirement up & downs on economic recessions.