You are suffering from a common misunderstanding of the law.

This amount represents a reasonable estimate of the actual damages the owner may suffer due to delay, and the contractor agrees that this sum is not a penalty."

Am I suffering from greener grass syndrome, or should I have "Lived where I want to live and invested where the money made sense."?

With high price per door and high rates, you wont find any cash flow.STR market is also very saturated and we're seeing more regulation there.I'd keep the end goal bigger multifamily deals.

I may have an unpopular opinion for Austin Market but i think hype is going down and things are settling down still not to pre pandemic levels, probably wont happen due to influx of people that moved in.My understanding is more people will move out than move in to Austin next few years but that is with in circles i know not necessarily representation of austin market. 

We not only lost our hard-earned money but on top of everything, our health suffered, I had several sleepless nights due to the stress and anxiety that this horrible experience created for my wife and me.After the buy-back was completed, I approached Maverick to at least help us with our losses by requesting us to give back ~$6000.

I respect you and what you've accomplished.i do suffer from a rush to judgment when someone who is in the business of raising money brags about 45% returns for LPs.

I say general because unless fraud is involved, the loan likely wont be called if you move out of the property in less than one year. 

Certainly not by liquidating their retirement accounts that just suffered an historic drop in value.Do you feel that Oregon’s bias against landlords is a temporary fad, or a permanent change that may even worsen over time? 

Pricing in DFW probably means you wont live rent free,and will have to pay your fair share of normal rent, but you also get 3 more people contributing to your loan paydown and you get to keep the appreciation.Buy hey...maybe I'm wrong....go talk to a local bank or credit union near where you live and get a term sheet from them for financing.