As for the point before you're first-- yes most folks think it's institution driving up these prices.

Folks are going to bring their kitties and dogs regardless of what your policy is. 

Does anyone know of any folks in the Austin, TX area available to show properties to potential tenants?

In fact you haven't been squeezed out of anything because those weren't your deals to begin with.... you were just hoping those other students (who went through the same program and have now acquired 100's of doors) would give you a piece of the action.... because you thought you were entitled to it. 

Plus new folks do a very poor job of screening the buyer for Ability To Repay (ATR) which involves pulling full doc and calculating the borrowers DTI, honest income, honest debt payments, prior debt payment histor (FICO) etc etc.Plus shockingly (or shocking to sellers) if you bought this investment house, fixed it, then are selling with financing you are selling "inventory" and y9ou owe taxes on the gain in the year of sale, you are NOT able to use installment sale to spread out paying taxes. 

As for trusting folks, just ask for their experience and evidence of it.

You are not allowed to compound interest.If you bought the certificate from the state on a best price offer, you charge interest on your purchase price, not on the full amount of the taxes that were due, but were not paid by you when you purchased.After you obtained your tax deed, you are entitled to something called "mesne profits" if you file an ejectment lawsuit against the former owner and they redeem during that lawsuit.  

Hey all,Glad to be here and grow with you folks. 

I have no idea why folks spend a ton of hard earned money on these "guru"  classes.

My question for this group of knowledgeable folks:- how does entity swap work ?