Austin is a tech hub, liberal w/this backdrop, culturally more aligned w/Amazon than one would think about TX in general (they don't say keep Austin weird for nothing) and yes, Whole Foods their big acquisition is HQd here.  

  #2)  not owing anybody anything is liberating.  

That's the shift I've seen nationally and it's not just happening in large, liberal cities and the politicians don't care, they cater to the masses to get reelected.

You have found the jackpot of real estate knowledge here on BiggerPockets.

It means you could have hit the jackpot.  

Given the fact that you are from ultra liberal Oregon, your question doesn't surprise me one bit...Go work on your next rental deal instead.

It’s a horrible sensation facing your bogeymen but even peeking out the other side is liberating.

No surprise ..Sounds like your typical insane liberal policies that kill business 

Plus if we really want to take out all the guess work... here's his costs (plus books additional). 3 semesters would be annual $15,768 plus another semester of $7,884 if he's in the liberal arts.

My AC evaporator luckily has an access panel that is easily removed and then a service plug in the side panel of the coil (plastic disc wedged into sheet metal) that I was able to remove, liberally spray down the coil on the 'incoming air side' with cleaner bought from lowes, and carefully spray some water onto the coils from the easily accessible 'outgoing air' side to back rinse after waiting the recommended time.