It’s frustrating losing out to those that do, but remember that they may be buying expensive future headaches along with the house.

Just like anything in life.Once you have made the decision, this is what you want to do.You need to have tunnel vision on your goal.If your saving up for a down payment, work an extra job, side hustle, reduce expenses, whatever.Finding cash flowing properties is not hard to come by, your first property does not need to be perfect or give you the absolute best return; you need to acquire it as soon as possible to start the compounding effect.Hope that helps :) Lets get to work

Cheap is expensive in the trades.  

But with prices rising in cities like Austin, Dallas, and Houston, do you think the market is still a smart investment or is it getting too expensive for returns?

The penalty plus the security deposit (and additional repairs) was far from covering my expenses, but one thing I can tell you- this is a peace of mind having non carpet flooring.   

Their losses appear limited to the moving expenses.

The PS5 is quite a bit more money and the games are more expensive and could be prone to walking away from time to time.So, how big is the garage and do you have any pics?

ALWAYS run thorough, realistic, numbers on all expenses and reserves.7.

Expenses are going to have to be cut, just a little, maybe 10%, 15%.

Thanks for your input The interest is NOT an expense, at least not yours, it's the tenants expense as there the ones paying for it......