Congratulations on earning your broker license and taking your real estate journey to the next level!

I may have an unpopular opinion for Austin Market but i think hype is going down and things are settling down still not to pre pandemic levels, probably wont happen due to influx of people that moved in.My understanding is more people will move out than move in to Austin next few years but that is with in circles i know not necessarily representation of austin market. 

The things you have mentioned are simple, high level thoughts based on assumptions.

An NFL player at 250 lbs is going to be a different fitness level than couch potato that weighs 250 lbs.

Make sure you are sold on the particular project to get a level of comfort.Past projects might have been A to B areas where upside was greater and risk was lower.

Will you please break that down for clarity at a newby level?

You'll definitely get the long term appreciation in the San Diego market since our supply levels remain low which helps to insulate our market here, but it will be hard to cash flow on immediately unless you use one of the above strategies I mentioned. 

There will always be a level of fear of failure and you will most likely experience some, mitigating that with diligence will keep you in a healthy state of paranoia.

You will have the opportunity to meet like minded individuals with all different levels of investing. 

Chase Bank told me that they do setup accounts at the series level.