It’s unfortunate it went so south.

I'm 19, based in south central Kentucky, and purchased a home in August 2023 through seller financing.

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That's why a lot of the recommendations here are to hold because the appreciation in that home is where you will make your money, but it does take time.It sounds like what you were looking for is cash flow in which case there are other areas in north/south Austin I would recommend.

Ltr's are local, STR's are 14 hours away in South Carolina. 

Then we paid him an additional $17,500 to complete the next stage of the project (plumbing, floors, etc) but that's when everything went south.

Low risk deals are more expensive, but if your first deal goes south there will never be a second one.

If you look through some of the posts on BP, you'll read many stories, specifically of investors from California and NYC buying cheap properties, frequently in the Midwest and South who have lost money.

Hey guys, I bought a house in South Carolina this year and I was told the value of the house is being re-assessed this year for property taxes.