You love the house and there is a likely opportunity that you may be moving back to the Austin area.  

Here’s our OPINION for the Metro Detroit market (use as a template for your target area!)

@Kyle Carter People hit on the obvious, hype and excitement of a large name company like apple moving to an area. 

The city is among a number of nodes for Tesla suppliers popping up throughout the Austin metro as a result of the so-called "Tesla effect" — which is shorthand for the trend of electric vehicle suppliers flocking to t...

Recommendation on how to find a honest,  agent in the Cleveland,Ohio area. 

In The Tampa Bay Area local investor in the items inside the home/business but looking to get with the right people to build a team.

We manage over 300 properties in the metro area.

@Robert Quiroz I think all of the factors you have listed might contribute.So I’m not going to comment on that but I am going to comment on an assumption you made.If 85% of rents are below market on deals you underwrite then those contract rents are probably THE market rent.You can’t just go based upon area median income to rent ratio.First off urban areas are oftentimes street by street, block by block.

In my area I often come across people who never used credit much and only have 1 small negative thing on their report dragging their score down. 

I work in Greenville so I'm in that area every day.