@Theresa Harris flat paint is an absolute god send if the walls are not in excellent shape.

Then at the end of the month/quarter you just have to do the math to deduct their usage from the total and bill it how you want.Best option for me going forward is to simply not look at properties that aren't individually metered already haha

If you're making a big move like this it would be wise to make sure you live as close as possible to where you plan to invest.Beyond that, simply being open to the idea that you may not enjoy living there and acting accordingly would be my best advice.

Simply due to lack of inventory, a scarcity play, and other institutional investors wanting to manage the short.

Obviously, based on my relationship with the company, I'm not unbiased, but most people here on BiggerPockets know that I value my reputation above all, and when I agreed to join FTF as an advisor a couple years ago, it was because I was very impressed not only with their business model and underwriting guidelines, but with the CEO (Matt Rodak) and the rest of the management team.I have no requirement to invest my own money on the FTF platform; I do that simply because I like the platform, like the deals that are being funded and find the returns to be nearly as good as the private lending I do, but without all the overhead. 

I manage 20+ units in Kissimmee/Davenport.The area is simply overbuilt for STR which has pushed prices way down and made returns much tighter. 

You can always message me and I can layout simply how I structured this for myself. 

For these owners, the future of office space looks so grim that the best option is to simply give up. 

A lot of people will take a str at the beach when they live in Orlando or inland Pinellas simply because it's 95 degrees out and if you can get a pool and a beach within 100 yards of your front door - why not!!! 

Could you simply look at buying in Austin with only 3.5%-5% down as a new primary residence and converting your Midland property into an investment with a monthly cashflow of $500?