@Keonhee ChoThe Austin area presents challenges in finding properties that cash flow, especially with BRRRR, due to high property prices and rising rehab costs.

Long term I see entire neighbors improve for their betterment because of rising prices and the very hard work of those buyers.

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I appreciate the info; this is helpful on getting a temperature on what would be realistic. 

Rents could continue to fall, and the cost of labor rise dramatically.https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/19/economy/new-home-undocumented...

However, with rising property prices and rents not keeping pace, it’s becoming more common to see 0.7% to 0.8%.

We've seen our area MLS which covers about 20 counties come down to an average sold to list price ratio of 95.1% and Knox county specifically has come to 96.4 % which is lower by about 2% from this time last year and down from our peak this year of 98.5%. but it's about in line from winter 2022 into spring 2023 which was a time when rates were rapidly rising.

In those two specific states there is just a ton of build-able lots especially SWF so you dont have a supply issue like other areas of the country that are supply constrained and therefore prices are holding or even rising a tad.

However, high property taxes and rising values can pose challenges.

Explore neighborhoods with good schools, low crime rates, and rising home values.