I currently own 3 units and looking to add to my portfolio in late spring/early summer of 2025.

My father in law lives in hot spring and we go visit him once or twice a year.

As a senior baseball player looking to eventually play pro ball after this spring semester, I acquired a serious interest in doing real estate as another source of income.

Seeing your intro is a breath of fresh air.. what's your next step in building a strong investment network?

We will be moving to the area late spring.

With your budget, depending on where you are working, I'd consider Silver Spring or Hyattsville  

That said I would spring for the connection if that was the only issue.  

A lot of times it is pulling value from thin air.

Using this equity to flip a home, do a BRRRR, Air BNB rental are some of the ideas that we have so far, and we are looking for more.

As listing inventory built up in the spring, prices softened a bit as we hit the summer months with an uptick toward the end of the year.For broader context, here’s a chart of the median sales price of a single-family home in Austin over the past 10 years:Compared to the recent price peak in May 2022, the median single-family home price in Austin is down approximately 17%.