This one is good.  

Apparently now those investments are less interesting to city hall. 

I’m curious have others here noticed this trend with new investors?

If you know where any more notes are that can be acquired for $.20 on the dollar please let me know and I’ll be interested in those that you do not purchase. :-) back in the day and not a big deal flow.. and all land contracts on bare land.. to put it in perspective. :)

As for appreciation, the Austin market is stabilizing to the higher interest rates and we could see a mild appreciation for 2025. 

As you go on your real estate journeySomething I would recommend for you is this website. https://www.areavibes.com/Use this rating and classification system I have created over time to get an idea of the "Class" for the area - A class B class & so onHere is my rating & classification for each livability score.80 and above A+78/79 A76/77 A-74/75 B+72/73 B70/71 B-68/69 C+66/67 C64/65 C-60/63 D59 and below F

The investors get much more profit out of the property.Recommend having a very open conversation with your FIL, expressing your interest in potentially taking over the property from him.

What this stems from is that the IRS requires that a taxpayer trace interest expense to the nature of how the proceeds are used. 

I've seen a lot of people try this, and they rarely use the home. 

You can Google it and find plenty of articles on it.