Sleek, stainless-steel appliances and durable, easy-to-maintain materials like quartz or granite are always safe bets.

To network and find meet-ups in Northern Austin, consider local real estate investment groups, real estate networking events, conferences and seminars, local real estate agents and brokers, and online forums.

Check out other online guides available here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides3.

Not sure if it covers your area or not, but it's a good start even if it doesn't.Find out if your area does them in person or online. 

For example, if you plan to buy a home with a mortgage but you fail to make financing one of the conditions of the sale--and you aren't approved for the mortgage--you can lose your deposit on the home and could even be sued by the seller for failing to fulfill your end of the contract.An experienced real estate agent deals with the same contracts and conditions on a regular basis, and is familiar with which conditions should be used, when they can safely be removed and how to use the contract to protect you, whether you're buying or selling your home.4.

Networking - I meet people in person and online, here for example, trying to build up my SOIMy Worst 3:1.

For example, stock trading became more widespread with the advent of online brokerages.

Besides REI's question why they must report personal info to a crime-fighting agency when we contribute to the community with safe and affordable housing. 

He is afterall an influencer.I have to give it to him he is successful and if you wanted to be an influencer he's the guy to learn from, but everything he teaches as a real estate coach can be learned here or many other places online.

Of course, with any office that has 100's of agents, you'll also be surrounded by many who just hanging out at the office and that isn't the best environment.This experience helped me narrow my focus to only income-producing activities and led me to join a team.Cloud experience: From KW I went to exp where there is little to no culture but an online group of 10,000's of agents and a half dozen brokers to answer my questions.