.$216k, 3.1%, $1200/mo (Conventional Loan [refinanced from VA], no money down, 30 year Fixed Rate)BRAND NEW Roof ($19.5k insurance claim, cost me $1k), Newly fenced in back yard, Original AC Unit (Circa 2000)STR (Rented 10 months of the year while I was deployed)$27.5k Gross (~80% occupancy rates)$20.5k Net (Estimated, I don't have my tax returns handy)Monthly CAPEX (including supplies): ~$500/moSpeculative Potential: $32.5k Gross Annually (~$24.5k net)Based on the performance of my other STR, I could net an extra $4k on this home if I marketed better and adjusted my prices.

In addition to normal real estate expenses you will pay utilities, cable/internet, cleaning fees if you hire a cleaner, supplies such as toilet paper, paper towels, and other amenities you will provide.

If the answer is no then you have to change your strategy, meaning find a new city that can supply those types of returns.

Christopher, I think it really depends on what kind of a shopper you are.If you're a retail shopper looking for a dream home, I'd recommend waiting.

Some of this may be a function of supply/demand in Austin too and lender's bullish nature on lending given what the regulators will allow them to do with this part of their concentration.  

What supplies do you provide?

This will likely keep interest rates lower, for longer, resulting in more attractive financing terms and more buyer demand (which, combined with supply constraints, generally means higher prices). 

Those things came with their own logistical problems in regards to well supply and septic use.

I am surprised by the current on-market deals as supply seems to be very limited west of the 15 highway and in Henderson.

As long as the total availability of money supply is not reducing, then the price of homes will continue to rise.