When I was 10 or so I went fishing with my dad on a small lake on a farm in Missouri.

-I am not as familiar with the TX markets as I am Birmingham, of course, but if you were determined to invest close to home and self-manage, taking the time to learn Austin and its environs super well will pay off.

Whence does the fish rot?

Show them that you will provide a quality, clean and safe living environment. 

Then secured with long screws.After all the plumbing reconfigurations, electrical wire fishing, and framing repair, this is what I end up with.Next, I bought from a tile store two pieces of 11.5"WX33"H white porcelain tiles. 

Meetup.com might help you get better networked in your new environment.  

No shanty fixtures, poor landscapes, dead environments, dripping roofs, overgrown beds.

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If you are just fishing it won't matter much as most contractors will stop by and give you an in person quote.

Finding someone that is readily available to show properties would also help, it this crazy, low inventory environment...