The bet is that you will get more appreciation in Austin but a lot of that is already built in to the current prices, who knows how much more premium you will get, comparatively speaking.A side note is that I believe Austin has less of those annoying foundation issues than DFW (and Houston for that matter).

Nonetheless, I have edited out the addresses and phone numbers for all people, just out of courtesy.I have no idea of the final outcome (if there is or was one).  

Is it worth to pay for the premium profile on that site?

Costs are about $1200 more in premium than my existing State Farm land lord policies so i need to figure out how to best proceed. 4.

Then they try to sell for a huge premium.

When we purchased it it was smoke infested, so know that elbow grease and paint and flooring brings it back relatively easily.But we are thinking that when these tenants move out we will just market it as a smoking unit and see if we can get a rent premium and not need to get it back to pristine condition.

... or does the regional market not place a {sufficient} value on home efficiency that you could demand a premium on resale?

EDIT: D'Oh, I need to improve my comprehension skills.

Regarding the above market rate, this could still be for sale, but at a premium.

However, for large loans I think it is prudent to pay the premium both with more equity and a higher financing cost to eliminate the resource component or at lease carve out as much as possible.