We also allowed dogs - and brought our own - which I'm not sure would be the case in a condo.Spring was certainly a dead time, but that's when we'd head up to check on the house, relax a little ourselves, and see what updates and repairs were needed.

In a place like Ausitn, and even more specifically to your case, in a place near the Domain, if you don't take into consideration appreciation, low vacancy rates, etc, then you will just miss out.  

Up here, most banks commercial banks will not lend unless you make money (1.2 debt coverage or better) so there is that. 2% seems high for here but that may very well be the case in your area.

Case in point, if you went out and added a carport for your SFH, I doubt you'd get a return on your money.  

Which is the case in Oakland.

I attended a Dekalb County Tax Sale a while back and could not believe the number of deals that went back to the County but at that Tax Sale there were some heavy bidders competing for Prime Properties and the bids escalated beyond my pockets, at the time, no-doubt.In any case, in short, Attend a Tax Sale or two or three.  

In the case in question where they're charging rent after termination of the lease, that's more fuzzy.

@Jason C.Texas issues firearms at the border when you arrive, in case you left yours at home.Second amendment case in Texas, even though it’s Austin... guess how that would turn out.

I'm under the impression that's the case in every state.

As a case in point, this is a post on an Appraisers Forum that was JUST posted: An AMC just sent me an order on as home.