Glad you're jumping into the industry and investing game early that's a big advantage already.

Being in the real estate industry can give you a lot of flexible schedules. 

Maybe retail. 

You cannot be 100% leveraged on a retail priced home, rent it out for retail price, and expect to make any money after expenses.

DocuSign is your industry standard.

Much more diversity in terms of jobs by industry than any other metro area in Texas.

Ag is the main industry.

Consider allowing for such instances in your budget.An Architect with a crew to do the work that he/she has used in the past might be a budget saver in the long run.Watch your property tax increases as you build out and once you are done--some places tax percent complete and time over runs with no income coming in eat into the budget.Actual colors can be a pain, consider having an in-situ (that's latin by the way) color board area on the building where you can try a few similar colors (and finishes) live and live with them for a week or so before deciding on an exact palate and finish.The more specific you can be (the more you know exactly what you want) the less Architect time you will burn.Using someone who has recent build experience in your area, with similar projects may help prevent costly errors re inspection times, and local code knowledge during budgeting... ie does your HVAC have to pass retail inspection, or Mall inspection...a costly difference, especially once in place.

I was new to real estate investing at the time and spent about a year leading up to my offer educating myself about the industry and RE investing in general.  

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