@Robert JimenezNine times out of ten, when I hear someone say that they want to keep their current home as an investment property when they move somewhere else, it's for sentimental reasons, not hard-headed pragmatic reasons.

Same goes for flippers.If the market sentiment is that things aren't going to slow down anytime soon.

@Vanessa Ryder  I echo many of the same sentiments above + a few additional thoughts:- Screening is still your best tool and critically important if you are acknowledging that you are investing in Section 8 for the cash flow (vs long-term appreciation).  

Agree with many of the sentiments above.

There are some rumblings about the county changing the rules on number of allowable nights and they’re sending surveys around about it right now to gauge public sentiment, so we have a back up plan of sticking entirely with medium term/ corporate rentals if they end up further reducing the number of nights.

I left Austin in 2011 so I get the sentiment (although for a different reason).

You have the responsibility of doing the necessary due diligence to make sure you own what you think you own.Because the prices of businesses listed on a public exchange are quoted so frequently, they often change in a manner based on investor sentiment rather than their true economic value.

She sometimes cried and because my dad did not handle the financing he did not share the same sentiments.

Probate lists you are often dealing with multiple heirs, many who do not agree on what to do - some want money, some have a sentimental attachment to the house - so you have to have high empathy to work probate lists and expect lots of delays.

I would echo sentiments on education and understanding your reasons and strategies.