Become great at systems and processes because that is really the only thing that makes investing work consistently.  

The September 2024 report from the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) shows housing prices in Austin and the greater metro remained fairly stable over the past 12 months.

One needs to understand how to check title on their own though.. spending 200 bucks on a title report your going to blow through a lot of 200.00s as I mentioned above not many actually go to sale.

Good afternoon fellow investors,I just closed on my first rental property, which consists of a main house with 3 attached smaller units (efficiencies) - this is very normal in this area- , everything is on one meter.The previous owner used to live in the main house and therefore all utilities were included in the smaller units's rent payments.

This way, their allowance becomes wages, which can be deductible as business expenses.However, keep in mind that many property management company owners report that margins are often tight, especially if you’re only managing your own properties.

Do you have enough time in these that you can show consistent trends in expenses and vacancy rates? 

I was currently a constructing an in depth report on each property so I will use that to classify the properties as you suggested. 

Automation of Property Management: Say goodbye to the days of tenants texting and calling you at all hours of the day to report a maintenance issue.

And since as a landlord with less than 100 homes you are limited to only filing a small claim on the damages and you can not report this kind of tenants to the Credit Bureau, it's worth the price.

This is a huge plus because it offers liability protection, meaning your personal assets are shielded if there are any legal issues with tenants or the property.Doesn’t Appear on Your Personal Credit: One of the big perks is that these loans don’t get reported on your personal credit profile, so they won’t impact your credit score or debt visibility.