Jerry, Ideally, you would have your contractor come out with you before you make an offer.

Some of my hobbies include snowboarding, cycling, hiking, reading, and cooking.My job is mostly remote and I've seriously decreased my workload through automation, so I'm looking for something else to do that will give me good hands-on experience in the REI world, and ideally earn some extra $ on the side. 

Ideally, I will be house hacking a duplex or triplex in the Dallas area in three or four years to coincide with my companies move, then turning my Austin home into a rental unit.As a San Diegan I have very limited knowledge of Austin‘s Real Estate market aside from the obvious, a sellers market with a constant influx of individuals such as myself. 

It’s not ideal, but nothing really is in situations like this when there are hundreds of thousands of applicants.I wish you the best Michaela and hope to hear your experience with the process!!

Very small margins and difficult to get that ideal ROI where the numbers fit.

this seemed like an ideal property for cash flow as well as further development of the 9.5 acre lot.

I've obviously allowed my idealism and view of what could be to get the best of me.

I mean don't get me wrong it wouldn't be ideal but worse case situation the math still worked.

Medicine, auto, aerospace, construction etc. 

You guys are so doom and gloom, come on man, the fed (that caused all this btw) is going to save EVERYONE, Banks, credit unions, trust and mortgage companies, investment banks, underwriters, brokerage firms, hard money lenders, stock speculators, the airline, auto, restaurant,hotel, bar, retail, casino, and travel industries,money market funds, the repo market, the global fx market, the stock market (direct purchases soon), the bond market, the derivatives market (oop's sorry ronin capital), consumer spending (helicopter money only 3 weeks away), your local bowling league and oh yea, air bnb.Don't worry the largest financial event of our lifetimes, BY FAR, will be over in a jiff and you will be rested and ready to get back to work!