I am a veterinarian and absolutely love my career, however I feel strongly that real estate could be an excellent side-gig or even perhaps a great way to move into a second career whenever I'm ready to retire from veterinary medicine. 

Running the numbers thoroughly will give you confidence that you’re making a wise investment.Leverage Local Knowledge: Partner with a real estate agent or broker who specializes in multi-family properties in Austin.

I would work with a trusted, investor-friendly real estate agent who may be able to help identify which areas this could potentially be (as far as zoning).

So today I was talking to my mentor and we were considering different real estate strategies to expand my horizons.He mentioned mixed-use properties, which I honestly have never considered as an investment.

Interest rates are up, and look at these forums: there is less demand for real estate, particularly anything with an investment purpose.  

I would like to add what qualifies you are a short term rental investor that can take advantage of this "loophole" below: The short-term rental (STR) tax loophole allows property owners to classify rental income as non-passive, enabling them to take advantage of certain tax benefits even if they don't qualify for Real Estate Professional Status (REPS).

When it comes to qualifying for a loan like verifying your income, credit score, debt to in come ratio etc, will it help to say that I receive additional income from my househack tenants aside from my w2?

https://www.zumper.com/blog/rental-price-data/Hey Real Estate Investors,Here is the latest rental trends report from Zumper.

I am a real estate broker and have access to market data for valuations.

My name is Mike Leo and like the title says I am from Pittsburgh, PA and new to real estate investing and BiggerPockets as well.