The city has many sources of potential tenants, two military bases, four colleges, one of the biggest medical universities in the Southeast and many manufacturing companies like Boeing and Volvo.

And the accounting heavy aspects of REI is a very different skill set than project specific project analysis which is another animal entirely than a strategic investment advisor concerned more with your portfolio and holdings as a whole as compared to each individual piece.  

You couldn't afford to have a new home built like they were in the early 1900's It would cost way to much because of the superior quality and skill necessary to build that way. 

We have a property in Central East Austin — very accessible to Downtown, UT, and the new Dell Medical School.

That'd be a big deal in terms of ability to manage the work..I'd reiterate that if you want to move forward on a project as you're describing you'll need a good set of A/E plans and some really solid negotiating skills to actively manage the project.

I started working in Clinical Engineering (fixing medical electronics at a hospital) while I was still in high school and stayed on full time when I graduated.  

Changes can be made in many areas to help improve your health, your knowledge or your skills.

In addition, your skills as a plumber can save some money on a flip project for instance. 

At this point, I have a modest resident salary and a host of medical school debt.

One would want to define a market then look for TK in that market..although being competitive as it is turnkey is generally all priced the same in each market.IE 6 to 10% COC these days.. for safe secure investment.. you go higher and you tend to go into a little rougher areas.so just depends on your skill set and level of risk.