And always be prepared to jump on a plane.  

Just like flying a plane...even if the pilot has 20 years experience, he still uses a preflight checklist.

The Dept. of Justice says rebates are allowed in Arizona and 39 other states. https://www.justice.gov/atr/competition-and-real-estate-state-7 But the Dept. of Justice website calculation on Realtor Rebate Savings is very weak as you can do a lot better  https://www.justice.gov/atr/consumers-save-thousands-commissions Also, depending on the loan and type of property you're purchasing, Buyer Agent Rebates can:pay for Interest Rate Reduction pay for rental car for buyers while in FLpay for plane tickets to FL to shop pay to eliminate PMI pay to buy out remainder of leasepay towards down paymentpay for the 1st full year of home ins. pay for taxes and ins. escrowspay for a Home Warrantypay for home repairspay off credit card debt, auto loans, etc.pay off collections and judgmentspay for new furniturepay for all new appliancespay for home remodeling and additionspay to have home painted pay for weekly pool maintenance pay for credit repair pay for landscapingpay for monthly lawn carepay for new A/C system...........and pay portion to prior agent for their efforts

I found it to be a little ambitious as a first real estate investment since it could only be reached by a 6 hour plane flight.

I threw my cellphone away at the airport boarding the plane.

I can make it back to the states on short notice if need be, or take substantial time off (a month if need be) but I don't want to do the back-and-forth every couple months due to the high cost of plane tickets.  

Is there a reason why you don't hop on the plane and visit Houston and then rent a car and drive to Austin just to check it out for yourself?  

There's a time when a "free" video or blog can be helpful, but would you want to fly in a plane that had a Pilot who learned how to fly after a free online tutorial?

I am planing on holding and renting out to college students I will call Jigsaw home inspection that @Sean Connolly recommended this morning .

@Deangelo MackIt depends on what you are planing to use the LLC for.