Having a social media following can help you grow your brand and influence, and as a result, your client flow.

Apartment investors: what are your favorite HARD questions you ask DMs and influencers when trying to buy their apartment building?

You get revenue as you wait for the asset to appreciate, and you get a chance to force the appreciation by making upgrades to the apartments which gives you the same type of boost in equity that you get from a flip. 

That should also influence the decision.

It takes a while to really build a reputation in any particular niche, so don't give up on your area of expertise. 2) Make sure everyone you know (sphere of influence) is aware that you're an agent. 3) Don't pick your company based on flashy pitches or pseudo promises.

I suggest you cultivate professional relationships locally, having professionals as your center of influence can be very beneficial.

Maximum loan amount for preapproval would then most likely be 95% of an appraised value of 440k for a conventional loan, or if you've gone > 3 years without buying a home you'll qualify as "first time" so 97% LTV would boost your appraised price range to 733k. 

Many times sellers will leave out items in the expenses to boost the cap rate.Briefly looking at the monthly expenses I don't see anything for property management. 

The boost I needed to get started in RE.Always try to provide value and you will cross paths with yours.

As I'm sure you do, I have several clients who recently purchased in SE Austin and it will get a nice boost once a good commercial shopping zone is established.