Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Buying RE is nothing like buying index funds or stocks - Google it for 15 minutes, click on buy shares.

Even better if you buy 2-4 units, live in one and rent the rest - then repeat every 12 months.

High property prices mean fewer people can afford to buy, so more people rent.

There are very few, good buying opportunities in the Austin metro-plex for pure investors.  

My wife and I are hoping to buy another single family home that is bigger sometime in the next year for our new family and potentially rent out our current home to tenants.

Commercial RE is a bit more strict than the residential market which has more options available due to flexible housing regulations in place to make it easier for people to buy their primary residence.1) Family and friends.

@Shannon Leckinger what would be your goal with the STR that you want to buy? 

Are you trying to buy in your market?

I found this article that allows Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans to move the loan to an LLC: https://servicing-guide.fanniemae.com/THE-SERVICING-GUIDE/Pa...as long as I am the majority owner in the LLC.