You sound like a buddy of mine who buys severely distressed properties at tax sales in PA and gets them for, like, $500.

I have a buddy who is a plumber, and he literally won't do a repair.

I say this because a buddy just did a refi and the first appraiser noted the value at $420k, which was not what my buddy thought it was worth.  

Not my chart buddy. 

I understand with the family dynamic that you may not want to live like me and my buddies did at the time. 

Knowing what you know now what would you tell your best buddy if they were going to start and say that if they did A-B-C-D that in 10 years they would be in a real good position equity wise to make a move into a large Multifamily acquisition at that point. ....The forum is yours ...

Kevin great job buddy unbelievable results, I would say your first brrrr went brrrrfect.

I have buddies getting SFR from the county Tax Repository sales for $500-2,500 each.

All my apt buddies in EPA were cashing out and we were a cohesive presence in the city.

Draw that money down and use it for the loan you will make to your buddy in Austin.