I'm pretty limited to choices, I have apply for FHA in bay area and have tenants to help pay mortgage.

I made the choice of a brand from Lowes that was priced very well.  

One of the reasons my first choice is Austin is because Apple and other tech companies that have great talent in the area.

I only have experience in mid level neaghborhoods I'm working on my 16th right now all have been very profitable and I never have to make choices like "this area needs solid gold toilets" on my flips I'm always having to tone it down and pay less for my rehabs.  

She is on the same page, sees my work ethic, and we have made the choice TOGETHER.

The luxury I have is that my former employer has a program that awards full scholarships of 20k per year to ex employees to pursue graduate degrees in any field of choice.

One man's opinion -Buyer's, if they are not themselves members of the MLS system, are not bound by its rules and I don't see how anything she did violates the law.IF the listing agent does not do his/her job - and sometimes they do not out of greed or sloth - it would be INappropriate for the buyer's agent to go directly to the tenant leaving the buyer with a tough choice. 

Seattle- The market has become a popular choice for both domestic and global investors.

I really like the facetime-viewing idea as well, I'm going to keep that in mind.I'm also very interested in Texas, and you've reinforced the need to build a strong network in my market of choice!  

Buying long term buy and hold is often a better choice when a market is bottoming.