As someone who has used BP to further their learning and kickstarted their investing (bought two this year) recently your continued contributions are what makes this site so helpful.

My question is, could I potentially refinance my townhouse and use that money to kick start this thing and buy another property? 

Some background criteria you just learned about yourself: in your late 20s, engaged but no children, both work salaried jobs in downtown Austin, handy doing light renovations, up to $150k available cash down, credit score of 800+.So the question is, what savvy strategy would you take to kick-start your investment in Austin area real estate?

I'm also considering doing a flip with a HML or a private lender and rolling the profits into this future multi unit primary in order to create more cash flow and eliminate PMI and to help kick start my real estate investing endeavors.I feel as though I have enough education and am well aware of the risks involved in doing a flip.

Earning a nice salary will also help you kick start your business.There are no one-size-fits-all ingredients for success, but in my opinion the path of a higher probability of being successful is going to college first.

@Ricardo Compian Congratulations on kickstarting your real estate investment journey. 

This loan has kickstarted the investing careers of many successful investors. 

Also is it ethical/legal to use internet sources like go find me or kickstarter?

I am sure you'd find a lot of investors to help kick start your journey but you should consider what your goals are first and be very specific.

There's no better way to kickstart your real estate portfolio and enter the investment space with little risk when house hacking.