I sold my real estate and company in Japan and came back to the US in 2019.

With Waco’s tourism growth thanks to Magnolia Market, how do short-term rentals affect the local RE market?

Im tired of letting tenants bail out with unpaid rent and damages that exceed well past the deposit. 

In what is expected to be a continued tight housing and real estate investment market, there are a few tips and tricks that can help investors get some advantages given the current state of mortgage terms and limited housing options. 

I sold real estate there the last few years.

Read this:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1075919-five-...Finally, taxes is not a valid reason to buy real estate.

You might try apartments.com, Trulia, Homes.com, Redfin,  From a Real Estate Broker Perspective, Zillow generates 80% of all traffic at this point in time.

The Brokerage advises agents NOT to handle deposits, but have buyers send it directly to the closing company (e.g., closing attorney or seller attorney).  

Is it any harder now to find a deal or is it the same as always, just a different group that learned that real estate actually does require work?

This is after all your real estate expenses.