Anyway I'm much more comfortable with A+ numbers in a B market that doesn't have amazing appreciation than B- numbers in an A+ market, which is what you'll mostly find in Austin until you get out into the distant suburbs or surrounding towns.

I have particular strong feelings about this, but I may be the exception.The insurance and annuities side of your business will be a very distant next area of importance for me, but for a younger person that needs to provide for a young family without other assets this might be a little higher on the list for them.There is a financial planner in my local market that will also shop insurance providers (including car, home, health and rentals) to find the best value on insurance as part of their service for their clients.

It should definitely cashflow once you leave and all units are rented out based on current rents, not hypothetical rent appreciation in some distant future.

It was not in the to distant past gold was at $500.

Be distant but firm on your responsibilities and intent to be a purchaser. 

Any long distant investing could be a recipe for disaster if you don't have reliable team on the ground. 

It may be a bit of a more distant goal, but if I tried to do it sooner than later, it would be closer to 20% down, unfortunately.

Taxes are a distant #3.That said, you normally have tax benefits from rentals.

The property has the zoning to be build up to 7 floors...but we can not find any comps in the area for such a building, since most of the buildings are 2-3 families and some distant coops. 

The property has the zoning to be build up to 7 floors...but we can not find any comps in the area for such a building, since most of the buildings are 2-3 families and some distant coops.