.- We can better control what's on our master key system- EVERY lock at a property is opened with one key (well, maybe not the garage car-door)!

If you need an LLC for tax reasons later, you can move title into an LLC later for a couple hundred bucks.

And what is your price point and are you looking for turn-key properties or something along the lines of a "fixer upper"?

It was also difficult to assess the heating situation after repairs since tenant refused to provide key to access unit for repairs and/emergencies, citing “privacy and safety” concerns.

Hopefully, not an expensive tenant or Fair Housing lawsuit.100% of what @Travis Biziorek states is true, but he left out a key fact - he lived in the Detroit area when he started investing here, so was able to self-manage and meet everyone he had to hire face-to-face.

The months of supply, a key indicator of market health, sat at 8.5 months.

I get a lot of applications from out-of-area people, typically moving from another state.

Population decline has slowed, and key neighborhoods are seeing real growth.

You love the house and there is a likely opportunity that you may be moving back to the Austin area.  

Hi Tyler, Since you did a house hack for your first property, I think the easiest next move would be to go house hack another one.