I ma here to learn and I will not pick and choose how those lessons are presented to me!  

You just have to pick your spots.

I’d rather they just pause distributions and pick back up once the “economic conditions” are sorted out.

From what I’ve read in the Street Journal, this part of Austin is set for steady growth in the next decade.A buddy of mine - let’s call him Jeff..picked up a couple of lots near Del Valle back in 2021.

I have been eyeing a few brokerages around that general location and was wondering if anyone familiar with the area had any recommendations regarding which brokerage to pick, as there are quite a few to choose from.

If you didn't pick a tool that quite obviously works because of a factor completely unrelated to the effectiveness of the product, my course can't help you, ..

I've been trying to connect with them via LinkedIn, but if there is a better way I'd love to pick your brain ya just find out their phone number and call them thats what we did.. 

Do I at least seem to be picking reasonable properties?

I've used the rental calculator enough now where I think I can find a few 2-4 unit properties that can cash flow at least $100 a unit even with zero down, though the pickings be slim at any given time.

The idea would be to pick up something in the 650k-800k with an FHA loan.