Inventory is now very substantially above the extreme lows seen in recent years, when inventory in the Austin area fell below 1 month (very extreme imbalance between demand and supply) for a sustained period.Here are the full stats for Austin and the greater metro:Here’s a chart showing the median sales price of a single family home in the City of Austin over the past two years:The median price for a single-family home in May 2024 was down roughly 10% from May 2022, which was the most recent pricing peak in the Austin market.For some context, here’s a chart of the median sales price of a single-family home in Austin over the past 10 years:As you can see, pricing Austin is still substantially above pre-pandemic levels.

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.Software does have extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

Thanks in advance for any advice or insights you can offer!

I recently attended a probate sale and it required 10% offer price of deposit to be elligible to attend the bid.

People are afraid to make offers and that's okay with me. 

Have any of you ever had a tenant offer to pay you 12 months upfront?

I am not aware of any hedge funds purchasing, most of the investors are mom and pop and will be using financing so the appraisal will be on the value based on comps, not revenue or future revenue.If your property is above average in condition and amenities and being offered furnished those things could get you a small premium but you will likely not get a buyer paying cash based on a multiple of past/future revenue.Good luck!

We welcome any suggestions or insights you may have.Additionally, if anyone has information on the approximate cost of building a duplex and triplex in California, we would greatly appreciate your input.To provide context, neighboring properties in the area we bought offer insights into the local housing market.

If you're offering the same product as everyone else then you're left competing on price. 

But my state is a pretty quick evict state, our rents are somewhat below market, and we have extremely high demand.