We stay close to public transportation, particularly train stations.

I would just have to replace a portion of the exterior wall that had an addition they removed when they prepped it for transport.

Things like population growth, job growth, and nearby amenities, school availability and goodness, public transportation, and retail development are all important. 

I get mine in Georgia from the Georgia Department of Transportation.

We have an excellent regional hospital - but children with severe injuries or issues are usually transported by air to Children's Hospital in Denver.

The hood, is the hood.....no transportation method is going to change that.

Some of the Substantial services : Cleaning of the rental portion of a property while occupied Concierge services Guest tours and outingsMeals and entertainment Transportation Other hotel-like servicesI am not familiar with your situation, but make sure you are not paying SE taxes when you dont need too. 

There is only a few reasons to buy single family houses as a rental, one reason is when you are "house hacking", if there is high demand for it as this time, if I was doing a "Lease Option, and it has a good location, several amenities there and close-by good schools nearby, good retail nearby, public transportation with a nearby bus stop, etc.. 

In our area, most people don’t need a car because of the public transportation that we are blessed to have, plus you can get any where in this area using Uber if really necessary.

Austin has a terrible public transportation system compared to what you're used to, so be careful not to underestimate the time it takes to navigate this city.