Wondering if this is about right in terms of cost or whether there are other more affordable companies out there.  

Like a lot of people here are saying, you can just replace the front glass which is a cheaper cost!

My concern with Galveston is definitely insurance costs though for you.

You would then use a hard money lender or another private lender to purchase a property, including repair costs.

Just because you have done it yourself before doesn't mean you necessarily are doing it in the most efficient/cost-effective way.At the end of the day, building wealth through real estate like you are thinking might be the best move, but you shouldn't just drop things that are working now for something potentially better.

In locations where you can join the MLS without joining the board, the pricr is usually increased, and not surprisingly the increase cost is roughly the cost of joining the board.

Not familiar with it, but as with most HELOCs, the analysis would come down to the cost of capital vs the ROI you think you can get on spending your home equity.

Not all units have it but we got a good deal with our vendor and 1 bug complaint can cost hundreds so our owners were on board as well.

The cost of housing has exploded. 

You can also look at furnished finders and see if Mid Term would be good and you can be consistent with prices and make sure you know how much it will cost to furnish and make sure the investment is worth it.