As a new investor you have to be extra vigilant in your due diligence of the markets, the team you are considering, and the particular properties. 

Try to leverage all your contacts in the industry to build a solid team of subs. 

The "team" of the buyer is just as or more important in making sure everything moves smoothly .

Dmitriy and his team come highly recommended.

Sounds like a situation where you'd want to call in the whole real estate dream team, and another seasoned Austin investor, to help you make the judgment call.In case you couldn't tell, I'm an Austin investor as well.

If you want to be a real estate agent then I would recommend finding a team that you can work alongside when you're first starting.90% of real estate agents quit within the 1st year. 

I know Billy has done both Turnkey and done deals where he has built a team out of state. 

Lowe’s delivery team scratched the floor in the kitchen when bringing it in.

As for rooting against the home team, that is a personal choice. 

This limits my options somewhat, but I am exploring long distance investing and team building.