The Austin area displayed strong, steady growth in the first half of 2018. 

Stoked at the same time saddened by my wife and I's behavior with $ leading up to now.Repeat the process a couple times and buy a small multi family. with a large down.Flip a few more and buy another maybe medium size MFrepeat.At some point maybe sell the smaller ones and buy a bigger one.Keep leverage low, cashflow in CA doesnt happen unless you put some down in...Hardest part is that I SEE DEALS while I am in step 1 and 2  that I want to pursue! 

The address of the STR displayed somewhere, saves guests digging through their phone when they want to order pizza. 

Cheap behavior does not attract money and only repels people.

All too often, new investors either overdevelop or spend their money too fast - both of these behaviors derail their plans and stops them woefully short.

They all have parents as cosigners so that probably helps with their behavior.

I don't think you would have a hard time finding buyers or partners for that matter if you could display the "deal" clearly with the numbers.

Bigger Pockets does a good job of having members with a low tolerance for fraudulent behavior, who will tell you what they think.

Give you the wherewithal to pursue and achieve your long-term goalsMany investors start off "too hot", and they either overdevelop their first property or they spend their money too fast - either of these behavior will stop you dead in your tracks, and you probably won't even be able to achieve your short-term goals - and you certainly won't have the resources to pursue your long-term goals.

I would add that an inordinate number of the properties I happen to look up in Harris County Property Tax Records still lack data for current tax year and may not display payments for previous years.