We're new to real estate and would appreciate advice on our current home in Texas and our future place in Oregon.We love our house in Austin and aren't ready to sell, but as a long-term rental, it would yield (from what I understand) negative cash flow, covering principal and interest but not taxes and insurance.

Just focus on running the numbers carefully to ensure the property cash flows or at least covers expenses, and don’t hesitate to lean on resources here for advice.If you’re financing, look into FHA loans, as they’re great for first-time buyers purchasing up to 4-unit properties with low down payments.

We have an event this Saturday Feb 12, 2022, you can check out the Bigger Pockets page for it here:https://www.biggerpockets.com/...The group's page on Meetup.com is at:https://www.meetup.com/real-es...There is a $5.00 contribution which you can do in cash at the meeting as well, it doesn't come close to covering the cost of the space but I may be able to get another space shortly. 

There are also 'mezz' lenders (typically for larger transactions) who will cover up to 90% CLTV and require you to bring the remaining equity to the deal, and additionally there is Gap Funding in the form of unsecured personal debt.The latter can potentially be the most expensive option, but allows for true 100% financing as there are no restrictions for how to use these funds, as they are unsecured, and generally obtained through personal credit, income etc (since there is no collateral for obtaining these funds).

Invest in Fix-and-Flip Properties:Use the $50K as a down payment or cover acquisition costs for a non-recourse loan (required for SDIRAs).

I have a cash flow heavy, modest appreciation strategy.

If the market rents do not cover the mortgage, you may do a no ratio DSCR for a higher rate/reduced LTV  Which most likely the 1007 will be nowhere near the revenue generated by a PadSplit operation.

The zoning office suggests reviewing the zoning ordinance, but the course didn’t cover zoning assumptions in detail.What’s the best way to verify zoning suitability and double-check zoning information?

Because after purchasing the new rental for $700K that leaves them $300K initially, so take $260K to pay off their mortgage, and still enough left to cover a good chunk of the taxes owed. 

Really special layout.The pond luckily was in a heavy clay site.