I have good reason to believe this area will appreciate in the next couple years, in addition to earned appreciation I believe with about 20K in repairs i can boost the current market value to about $155-160K.  

I got into the business with the plan on taking money I earn as a realtor and investing that into Real Estate.

I got into the business with the plan on taking money I earn as a realtor and investing that into Real Estate.

With the HOA, I'm coming off a win I earned after eight years of hard work and abuse.

I have a high credit score (~790), consistent commission earnings putting me at 80-85k/year, etc.

This would mean going into real estate sales where I could leverage my sales experience to earn some income but also investing in properties and trying to grow our passive income over time.

All I did, all day, every day, was investigate Earned Income Credit Fraud.

I considered putting the check into my personal account, then "trickling" in 3-4K a month (what I earn normally from the day job) as conributions to the business account.  

Keep up the saving and don't be afraid to step out of your comfort zone to earn some extra income.

I've made a decent living over my brief investing career in Austin, but I've warned many out of state investors to the same thing that @Jay Hinrichs mentioned, which is that we have no state income tax here, which means that our property taxes are astronomical to make up for it.If you live here, it's immaterial, but if you live in a state with income tax, you're essentially getting taxed twice (and yes, I'm aware of (some) of the complexities of cross-state earnings and how they're taxed).