Currently, Austin is not a great cash flow market since properties are appreciating rapidly, with demand pressure on inventory, causing prices to inflate.

Anywho, all those questions being answered may get you closer to your ultimate conclusion, but the important thing is that your doing all this inventory and deliberation with your $ safe for now and waiting for the best scenario to present itself.

I would like to start my own construction I already have the inventory - Land The idea is to build 5 - 6 new homes each year and buy 5 to 10 new lots each year.

You cannot inventory an unsold apartment unit for resale later.

I had one last year I listed just because that area had little inventory and short time on market.

I don't think I will be able to get any houses once they hit the MLS, since inventory is so low and houses are selling quick.Besides trying to find houses BEFORE they hit the MLS, how can I compete with buyers who seem to have boatloads of cash?

It all leads to an extremely restricted housing supply and hence RE inventory is almost zero.

My friend is a real estate agent and he said most inventory in the area, depending on the condition of the property, takes 10-16 months to sell.

I find it so hard to find good buys through short sales...so many realtors in my market are flipping homes right now but there's still a huge market for it based on the lack of inventory and the quality of homes for sale.So again, what MLS reports and data did you run to find your target neighborhood and such a great diamond in the ruff.By the way, the that incentive on forgoing commission to motivate the listing...genius

I would like to talk to wholesalers in the san antonio area to possibly exchange contact info and show me some of their inventory. thanks