Hi John,Converting your existing home in Castle Hills into a long-term rental while managing it remotely from Austin is a feasible endeavor, but it does come with its own set of challenges and considerations.

Looking to start in Memphis buying long-term rentals or flipping.

AFRs change monthly and can be found here:https://apps.irs.gov/app/picklist/list/federalRates.htmlYou need Table 1 from the monthly Revenue Ruling.Currently, the rates are around 1% or below, depending on the term and size of the loan.

Hello, I think it’s really awesome that you’re just now beginning and you are already coming to the forums to learn so the first thing you need to do is to continue to stay on the forms and you also need to be reading all of the bigger pocketbook and start listening to their podcast to soak up as much knowledge as you can and as long as you do that, you will have all the knowledge you need to start and regarding your question I do not advise to buy a single-family house just to live in it without a rental property aspect so it’s OK if you want to live in the house as well but you will have to either get a multifamily property or you could also buy a single-family home and rent out the other rooms  now see when you have a property that you use just for your family then you have to pay the mortgage every month which is building your equity, but that responsibility is solely on you whereas if it has some sort of rental property aspect, there will be other people helping you build that equity if you were to buy a property just for yourself that is something that will be taking money out of your pocket every month while as a rental property if you buy right will be putting money in your pocket every month the only exception to what I just said is if you buy a property for yourself or just for your family to live in, you could do a live-in flip to where as you’re living in the property you rehab it while your living there and if you buy right with enough knowledge, then when you turn around to sell the property, you will make profit

Bottom line is you can rent out on a short term basis and you don't get into a legally binding agreement during the first year where you lose the ability to occupy the property when you so choose.2. 

of course you have to handle the inquiries… but it’s pretty easy… we’ve done it multiple times.Your 6% appreciation approximation is less than the 7% average return the stock market  does long term - and lately it has been blowing that figure away - though as they say - past performance doesn’t equal future performance. 

If you are not bringing them business, some don't let you just take the money from your own sale, they wouldn't stay in business long if they allowed that. 

Based just on your DSCR calculations, it appears this property is significantly under-performing, or if it is operating well, then it is significantly over-priced.If your plan is to reposition the property, then you need a bridge loan or private loan to acquire and manage the property. 

Are they abiding by the lease terms, maintaining the rental, paying rent on time, etc?

Could a short-term private loan with the LLC be a better route to look?