That's the clarity I needed to understand the dynamics of how leveraging real estate.

Although the dynamics might change, at the core of it, the issues are relatively similar.I'll definitely take things into consideration.

I'm a visual person and I need to see something be done before all the pieces of the puzzle click together for me.

The kitchen is straight out of the 70's, and there are some nicely dated frilly curtains on all the windows, but based on visual inspection the house itself seems in great shape (Pending professional inspection). 

Austin is a dynamic and fast growing city with a lot of potential.

Park is pretty nicely maintained overall and much more visually attractive than park 2. 

Putting a coat of paint may make it more visually appealing but really won't do anything to affect the other major factors that go into a residential appraisal.

I would hope a written quote, without a visual inspection,would have some stated assumptions/conditions addressing this.

There are huge differences between the business models and team dynamics in different brokerages.

I know the city well, understanding the dynamics of specific neighborhoods, but what chance would there be of making this my primary source of income within 18-24 months of passing the exams and finding a brokerage to take me in?