Hello, in the last few weeks I've really grown infatuated with real estate investing, specifically multifamily homes.

The events mentioned above happened in the past 1.5 months, and in that time, I have grown fond of real estate. 

Or has Austin grown so much that Cedar Park is now considered part of the greater metropolitan area?

Our house is well maintained and has nice landscaping, trimmed trees, lush cut green grass, while the other house is over grown with trees, house needs paint, rain gutters are falling down, garage door all dented up, the lawn is never mowed and on and on. 

@Sawyer Pace I didn't realize how much Tech has grown since 2000, especially in the last 10 years...

If it's been some years ago, there could very well be grown trees on it now.

If you were able to find something like that, it could make up the difference of your increased rental needs.For my situation, I had grown up in MN, so I had familiarity with the area, I had people on the ground there, and had even flipped a home in that neighborhood previously, so the comfort level was high.There's no one right answer, but if you have a place on the mainland that you are familiar with, that may be worth looking at. 

Looks like it's grown, a lot.  

I am now there and I my 200K down payment has grown exponentially, the mortgages are paid off, and I have cash flow and million more in equity than I could have gotten out of state.

As I have grown in my REI journey, I have been able to join a Massachusetts based group of 55+ real estate investors of varying backgrounds.