I did another search and there is no lien filed on the property recorded with the county. 

You can also search Google and read reviews.

auctions will be a difficult way to acquire properties as a brand new investor.Yes, I've got ~10 property managers and ~10 agents (looking at on-market deals as well) I'm speaking / spoken with drummed up through Google / Biggerpockets in each location.

@Orlando Glez-JorgePlenty of lenders will lend on this - if you go to Facebook and search for lenders with 100% financing with financing spelled incorrectly, they say they lend at 3% and loan amounts from $5,000 - $50,000,000These lenders will approve you all day long, then have you send them $5,000 upfront.

Apple , Tesla, Google, Samsung amongst other Tech giant companies have chosen Austin TX as thier city.

The search function here  will help you a lot.

Also, what do you think about attaching a link for/requesting a Google Review with every email or work order?

One way of making it work would be to partner with GC in a corporation. you can google RMO or RME.  

If you have a galley kitchen, you just need to cut for the sink etc so you could get a basic granite countertop kitchen for under a grand.You can't be picky and you have to search around, but it isn't that hard to do.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.