Purchase price: $274,900 Cash invested: $100,000 Brick ranch in Brookwood school district in Georgia.

.- Check the Off-Market Facebook Housing groups at your school. 

Focus on neighborhoods near employers or schools, and explore slightly outside Austin for more affordable options. 

They are often located in desirable neighborhoods and are close to good schools.

Couple other things to consider, property / school taxes are high, and tenants have lots of rights.

We look for good school systems, low crime and desirable neighborhoods.

A certain SF, # of bedrooms, school districts?

This is the BEST $100 you will ever spend, and if you listen to Amanda Han's tax book, you'll know it's also likely a business expense for you to write off :) https://biggerpockets.supercast.com/My perfect way to learn from the BP books is to listen to the audio book through the subscription above, then books that really stand out to me I go old school and get the physical copy so that I can re-read it, take notes in the margins, and put post it notes so key points are easier for me to re-reference in the future.

Has good job at a local factory & recently started school to become a welder. 

For family life, there are great communities with good schools and a lot of kid-friendly activities.