Three other houses sold last year for $189,000.

Typically, furnished rentals are for shorter term stays, so the tenant is most likely going to be able to deal with whatever your style is.Should be able to command much higher rent depending on the area for a furnished rental - minimum of 50% more than LTR.One option could be to lease the house and sell / lease the furniture in a separate bill of sale / contract.

My dad was a contractor, so I've grown up building houses, remodeling, etc.

More and more I see buyers look online, drive out to the house, and then while sitting in front of the house, CALL. 

Can you have the house sit empty for a year.#5. 

The January 2025 report from the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) shows stable housing prices and balanced market conditions in the Austin metro as we start the new year.

I’m in an area with a serious deficit of housing and it’s still taking me at least 3 weeks to secure a good tenant.

How can we tell if the increase in house size done legally as there is HOA governing for this location? 

Not able to buy in this area without going house poor.

If you buy a house, you have to care for it.