If you don't understand the basic principles of construction, market standards (i.e. average cost per labor hour, cost per sqft for flooring, cost per sqft for hang/finish drywall) then you may find yourself getting taken advantage of without even knowing it.

Real estate investing is forgiving; the average person can still make money even with some big mistakes.

The 24.9% share is greater than the national average of 13.8%, according to CoworkingMag.The Austin metro had a 261% increase in teleworkers between 2014 and 2023, the report found, which is above the national average of 207%.https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/report-austin-leads-u...

The average homeowner is estimated to be underinsured by 40% based on replacement costs and that doesn't include the interior contents and assets, many of which are in the multi and even mega millions.

Average age is significantly higher, and there is less to do downtown.

Historically, the average days on market (DOM) for rental properties only increases by about 6 days during November and December.

@Jonathan Baptiste cool story glad you learned a lot.Now, multiply all that by 300+ tenants and you'll know what the average PMC has to deal with!

I look at average length of time for bookings by season and try to stay within that space.  

This is not for your average JOE.

Homes are averaging around 60-70 days anyways.