You need somebody in Austin to be your eyes to describe condition of properties and neighborhoods, provide comparable sales and rental analysis.More importantly, you should put your thinking cap on and strategize a bit.

Horrible idea, the condition of the property turned out to be a bust, took a total loss! 

Ask questions about the property and condition.

I gained a little bit of social confidence, probably after about 8 months to a year (this was never a fast process, nor was it ever deliberate). 

Other than: the lease agreementwritten receipt of the deposita copy of the DHCA’s Landlord Tenant Handbookthe condition reportare there any needed forms or locally required disclosures (e.g. lead, radon, etc) at move-in?

You can go ahead and start the eviction process (sending the notice, or whatever you have to do for your state) and tell them if they are out as agreed upon you will cancel it at that point.The cash for keys idea is that you will give them a set amount of cash IF they leave the home in a specified condition by a specific day. 

Thank you for the site recommendation, I will take a look into itIn my search I have found some good properties that are undervalued due to poor conditions in great locations, but these are not house, rather apartments.

I joined social media groups and watched what they discussed, I found sites like this and got involved in the discussions and then just keep going.

The home is a waterfront 2 bed 1 bath, but not currently in livable condition.

Voice your concerns on their social media/web forums.