@Hsin-I Hsu  It depends on your long term goals, risk tolerance and earning potential.A couple of bay area sayings:   Any time you can afford to buy real estate you should.  

College used to be a lot more affordable, I studied in Europe (where college is free) and it blows my mind to see kids with 200k student loan debt trying to get ahead on a 50k job.The housing market has started to drift apart geographically.

You all not be able to raise rents 50%, the renter in place will not be able to afford it.

I am on a visa and am interested to find out how much I can afford and use it as guidance on type of commercial property to research in to as this would also be my first investment.ThanksMallik welcome to austin!

High property prices mean fewer people can afford to buy, so more people rent.

His solution was to wrap this loan straight into a loan I already had with him.

The solution was to suggest they renew for 9 months.

You have to be honest with yourself, understand the risks and assess if you can afford the negative cash flow.

Our handyman team of 2 are moving out of state after working with us for almost 18 years to start/continue their real estate investment journey in a more affordable state. 

@Priscilla C. how much can you afford to put down without tapping the equity in your current home?