I attribute the failure rate to 2 things that MOST Realtors don't do - 1. prospect/cold call for new business 2.

Typically most states where you are NOT a resident only effectively tax income specifically attributable to that state in their allocation and appointment calculations. 

If his numbers are less than you paid, then you can ask, but I don't think you should have any expectation of getting refunds.You are allowed reasonable actual damages from the delay, but if you didn't get revised timeframe from added work it'd be real easy for him to layout five months worth of labor on top of the original timeframe and attribute it to changes you requested.This sounds less like, "I overpaid" and more, "I didn't manage".

Then you learn the ropes first-hand and can later say your attribution as part of the overall venture was whatever it was. 

CA and TX are both great states with different attributes.

I attribute almost everything I learned and getting my business off the ground to joining up with the FI Team early on.

I am guessing they'll attribute it to some clerical error if I ask them directly.

While the area doesn't have the same growth rate or potential as some other areas of the city (such as the I-35 corridor between San Antonio and Austin), it has some positive attributes that make it a good place for buy-and-hold investors.Shaenfield Place is less than a mile outside San Antonio's outer loop (1604), allowing easy access to one of the city's main thoroughfares. 

Just compare it to something that has the same basic attributes but then just be careful about building that was done outside of code.

@Danny Ohalloran - Flexibility and openmindedness is a key attribute to carry as a new employee but also as an investor.