The good news is after all is said and done, with my current budget, I'll be at 13-14% COC return between the two duplexes and have a good bit of equity as well.

Makes it easier in case you one day have to deliver bad news, you can "blame" the landlord. 

At least the property is cash positive even with his situation.I hate to give you the bad news. 

160 acre new development in SE Austin 5 times larger than the Domain coming east of the Airport close to where Tesla bought the land for their Gigafactory A more than 300-acre lot right next to the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is set to transform into a seven million square-foot mixed use development.Developers of Velocity told KXAN they’ve updated their design to feature housing, office space, creative space and retail.The project is set to feature:2,683 multi-family units2.9 million square feet of office providing the opportunity for two, large corporate campuses along with traditional office space585,000 square feet of flex industrial and creative office310,000 square feet of commercial use for retail, restaurants and a cinemaThree hospitality sitesA large central parkhttps://www.kxan.com/news/business/velocity-mixed-use-development-in-southeast-austin-prepares-to-break-ground-in-early-2021/

The good news is that the fatality rate is plummeting. 

Retirement income, including SS benefits, are generally "lendable" income, so that's good news! 

fbclid=IwAR1iibudKdb3lVRiey-1We7di64R_avI7AZGirdiIgAiq6C6TlNhOrf14k4Probably not big news here since their systems have been joined for quite some time, but it's kind of interesting that HomeAway bought VRBO in 2006, then the whole portfolio is bought by Expedia in 2016 only to die at the hands of one of its own subsidiaries.

Such great news.

When Austin climbs into the top 10, Texas will boast four of the country’s 10 largest cities.https://austin.culturemap.com/news/city-life/06-16-20-austin-expected-to-break-into-ranks-of-10-largest-us-cities-in-2021/

The good news is without these credit card payments, you will be able to save up cash for your next purchase.