Although the journey has been worth it, I've sacrificed quite a bit from a personal lifestyle perspective, relationships, etc.

Also look back on their application and see if you missed any 'red flags" so this can be a valuable learning experience for you.

Personally we recently sold one of our properties with the sole purpose of paying off a loan of ours.

I’m interested in learning more about your virtual brokerage.

To get started, continue learning through podcasts like the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast and books like "The Book on Rental Property Investing" and "Set for Life."

My weekly podcasts will also help you get a better feel of our market and then might help you learn our market quicker and with more data. 

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.

I think they meet in person, but not sure it may be on zoom - they are not members of MAREI, so I don't have all the info - they do post their meeting on Meetup.And there are a lot of virtual meetings, plus MAREI events on our calendar. 

As you're just starting out in Austin, focus on learning the local market, particularly areas with good rental demand and lower entry prices.

Highly suggest coming out to some of the local chicago IN-PERSON meetups!