Phone conversation lead to showings roughly 50% of the time.I'd like to find a cost-effective way to hand this process over to someone else.

Hopefully there will be may more to come.Today I just wanted to thank the BP community for  all the help you guys have provided to me via Blogs, Forums and Discussions.

Doesn’t effect my profits. 

I've read plenty of blogs about the benefits of FHA & conventional financing to house-hack and owner-occupy properties.

Personally, I wouldn't buy Austin because of Apple, what I would do is look at the submarkets and what the ripple effect will be.  

If you ever fly over the north west in winter you clearly see with the snow on the ground the checker board effect this is because of the way the timber companies and in the old days the feds sold off sections.. they checker boarded ownership.I just find this so cool.. what used to take me hours now is a matter of minutes.. these two props I am honing in on were found on the back end of property radar a little know avenue that we use to find distressed props cant divulge it on air here.. but suffice it to say these are big money plays.

Even more dangerous you have "Dunning Kruger" effect when you have a cognitive bias in which you have the low ability and believe that your ability is superior than it really is.  

Here are the details upfront:Purchase price-$135kDown payment-25% ($33,750)Target ARV-$170kWhat is the best, most cost effective way to pull out this equity gain and use it for a longer term, mortgage-like loan that I will use to purchase another property?

Just go CBS and rest easy.In regards to the seasonal renting, it all depends on your plans for the property on the off season and your ability to effectively turn is rapidly for the shorter stays. 

Then you could figure out your all in price and run your numbers effectively.