The home was purchased from a flipper who fixed up most of the house and made this 1963 home look modern and attractive, especially to younger renters.

Preferably, at least two of these will be STRs in a vacation destination where we can build a proof of concept, get our processes setup for managing from a distance, and then attract other investors with capital to share in the proceeds of future deals.Financially, we should be ready to pull the trigger on our next property around February/March.

I only buy 2bd 2ba units as they tend to attract more long term tenants.

As a parent, your job is to produce good, competent adult people.

In my experience there are some GREAT benefits to Premium and one of the chief of those would be buyer-attraction, but I would not count on coming across leads for listings or off-market deals as a result of your premium membership. 

$150K is at the upper end of the price spectrum for a rental property and may not produce the COC return that you want.

Might make it slightly more attractive.   

So, it's very important to pick areas to work in where you feel comfortable being in and also comfortable working with the type of clientele the community attracts.

A study released August 24 by personal finance website WalletHub ranks Austin among the 10 most attractive real estate markets in the U.S. 

We currently still own it and it is our best-producing property.