Your credit score will be worth improving to acquire better financing options.

What are some good entry-level jobs that would give me hands-on experience with real estate, whether in sales, property management, or another related field? 

Part of considering acquiring a property should include additional possibilities.

Sales data is on thousands of websites available publicly.

Here are some key highlights from the report, which compares January 2025 with January 2024:The median sales price for the greater Austin metro fell 4.7% to $409,765, while the City of Austin saw a 4.7% increase to $553,465.Total sales in the metro rose 1.1%, whereas the city saw a 4% decrease in closed sales, demonstrating continued demand in spite of economic challenges.Pending sales under contract dropped 7.5% in the metro and 1.4% in the City of Austin, suggesting a slight decrease in demand at the start of 2025.Listing inventory increased 16.5% in the metro and 15.5% in the City of Austin, resulting in 5.6 months of available housing inventory in the metro and 6.2 months in the city, approximately one month more than in January 2024.According to the Texas A&M Real Estate Center, a balanced real estate market has around 6.5 months of inventory.

Hey John, if your priority is security paying off the mortgage in 5-6 years would give you a solid $4K/month net.Alternatively, you could use the HELOC to acquire a few rentals, likely in out of state cash flow markets with strong price to rent ratio.

It has to be done as a legitimate sale for a legitimate purpose.

Money has to come from somewhere so where will it come from.issue will be if they increase sales tax it will be regressive tax as those who rent and don't own and have low wages will still pay more for everything.

@Thomas T.Make me under 25 again and I'd look to acquire a 2-4 unit property with an FHA low-down payment mortgage.

As part of the sale they take $500K in cash boot.