My husband and I are also in Austin and have three buy and holds under our belt and our making new mistakes and learning from them everyday!

Do you think they'll give me the time of day now with only two investment properties under my belt?

There are some (good) reasons to get an inspection: a) If it's a condition of the contract, and you need to get out of the deal that requires this; b) if it's a quick fix and flip with not much work anticipated ("paint and carpet job") and you anticipate selling to an end user who is going to live in the property and their lender will most likely require an inspection to make the loan; c) you're a "belt and suspenders" kinda investor, who just likes to have all the "I"s dotted and "t"s crossed.

Protect the rest of the interior by isolating the area and using a negative air blower to suck out the spores.

I realized its all money lost and even if I found a good cash flow property out-of-state, it would no where near enough to cover my rent check (I'm new to real estate so I don't have any rental income under my belt yet).

Make sure its a win/win situation, it's hard with no flips under your belt to prove yourself, but don't give up.

Like Wayne, it's curious to me that a flipper with more than 20 flips under their belt has no money.  

We have a snow blower and blow or our driveways and walkways. 

I currently live in the Highlands Ranch / Littleton area with one rental unit under my belt and plan to purchase the second in 2020.

Newcomers usually do less than 20% and get to 20% once you got a couple of deals under your belt.