The fact that you’re leveraging your background in property management and deal analysis is huge, especially in a city where margins can be tight, but the upside is massive. 

If it does not qualify for the EPP, then the project must go through the city’s standard building permit process.

For STR, AirDNA is the most popular option of course, but the pricing model per city is rough (if it's still like that).

My husband and I were very lucky, as price in our city were beginning to rise.

Most of the tax experts who specialize in real estate work completely virtually these days.That said, a local CPA probably does have an edge if your state has state income tax and especially if your city has a local tax on top of it.

Not really a growth city in my opinion. 

So far, I think one of my biggest lesson on 2024 is that I finally I decided to take an action and started looking for my first real-state property. 

I've been hearing a lot of people re-fi'ing 3 mos after purchase.....at Brew City REI Club's last event, a lender said he could re-fi off appraised the day after purchase but you'd have to show that you did repairs. 

Our biggest climate risks in central Texas are typically wind and hail, so anything of concern regarding the roof could get an applicant declined including trees too close to the roof surface, roof over 10 years old, etc.

One of the biggest challenges is keeping the bathroom as carefree as possible.