Also, not very easy to use typical methods of valuation like comparable sales - there is no public tax assessor's website that you can just freely grab this from. 

Direct booking website, highly attentive to guests needs and experiences and consistently enhance the property during ownership.

A coworker mentioned they learned how to invest in real estate using the Bigger Pockets website so I decided to check it out to see what it was all about.

congrats my friendHere is one piece of advice I have for you:As you attempt to find what area to invest in, use this website https://www.areavibes.com/Its a great resource and starting point for what an area might look like and it has something called a "livability score".

The process for commercial properties is basically the same as residential properties, so it takes work.Again, echoing Dominic, a good investment is a good investment, whether you spent 8 months courting an owner to get them to sell to you, or whether it is on CBRE/Cushman/Marcus/Loopnet or any other brokerage website.  

There are a lot of websites that offer the course online, or if you have a college near you, they also typically offer a class that satisfies the pre-licensing requirement.

Since this is an INVESTMENT website, a DUPLEX is a FAR BETTER INVESTMENT in Austin than a SFH.  

You sound like the brave side of the coin in that you did due diligence and respected the process.  

There are plenty of websites that can give you a good idea of property values in your area.

Here is the link to SAREIA website: https://www.sareia.com/ I hope this helps.