As I pointed out in an earlier BiggerPockets thread here, the Austin market slowed in the first half of 2017 and is showing signs of normalization:“The Central Texas housing market continued to show signs of normalization in the first half of the year, with positive but more moderate gains in sales activity,” said Brandy Guthrie, President of the Austin Board of REALTORS®.

But you know what they say, no vice worse than advice.

It took me publicly calling out the HOA on Nextdoor.com to even find out contact information for the President.  

I am currrently President of the Association and have had long discussions with him on this very topic.  

One of those parties was attended by University President John Lahey in May.

Remember, you are the one interviewing THEM, not vice versa.As you did in your post, your best would probably be to ask for referrals from other investors in your area.Property management has its benefits but you pay for them! 

Some places might be better for investing and not owner occupy and vice versa.

1) Check out the price of a uhaul from LA to dallas and vice versa.  

My business partner was Houston Chapter president he would know more about the exact date and location or you can look them up online.Hope this helps

The good thing about them is that they will close loans that a lot of banks won't, especially if you have over ten properties or are trying to buy in an LLC but want a 30 year fixed vice a 20-25 amortization with a 5-10 year balloon.