So, our target audience is people who have cash, but unable to pull the trigger coz they're scared and don't know anything about where to get started.

If you convert your shares to a promissory note that may trigger depreciation recapture at ordinary income.  

Nhi,I would advise quickly quoting and pulling the trigger on the Homeowners Insurance ASAP. 

They usually need months of follow-up before they're ready to pull the trigger.4) If you can afford it, online ads can help find motivated sellers, but they're pricey.

Regarding a listing agent showing a property to an unrepped buyer and potentially triggering what is called "implied agency": this is when an agent performs agency duties for a principle (buyer in this case) who they don't have a written agency agreement with, and establishes an agency relationship through their actions: https://www.prepagent.com/article/creating-agency-relationsh...Hope that helps!   

If you do decide to raise the rents considerably I would suggest staggering it so that you hopefully only end up with one vacancy/renovation at a time.

Know that there is still robust demand for Austin housing and that prices are still considerably higher than just a few years ago.

I have a very specific tax question regarding the UBIT (Unrelated Business Income Tax) exemption in Solo 401(k)s that is normally triggered by UDFI  (Unrelated Debt-Financed Income) in IRAs.  

This methodology does not take in consideration the demographics of people who live there, nor crime rates for the area.

Given that we’d be buying from relatives, we would aim to avoid paying agents as part of the transaction.Some countervailing considerations.