I allowed the original owner to stay in the house until payment was completed and was credited the $300 every month.

Getting into the story behind this one..This deal was sourced from a large corporate wholesaler (no names) Originally listed as 179,999 as a "wholetail" deal with an "ARV" of 250,000 I walked the house and estimated it needed little in terms of repairs, though I knew a realistic ARV was between 215-230 However, there were tenants in the house without a lease agreement with the current landlord.

I'd like to start small with 1-2 STR tiny house(s) or other less expensive "alternate housing" options (yurt, airstream, etc).

I have lived in the property for more than 3 years and we have been the only occupants in the home since it was built.The potential cashflow isn't the best but our primary goals were to build up the equity in the home to be able to potentially purchase other properties in the future with the chance that we may return to the house in the future.The property is in the Castle Hills area in the northern side of DFW which for those who don't know is generally a neighborhood with higher income tenants. 1. 

Yes, you read that correctly, the appeal can go either way or stay the same, you lose if the taxes go up.My brother appealed taxes on a house in Philadelphia and got a 12% reduction using the guy below:Jerald GoldfineRE Tax Associates of Pennsylvania LLCGood luck.

I am debating if I should sell my 2 houses and just move the move into syndications or stock market.

@Rodrigo Barreiro PujolYour plan to house hack in Austin with a $25k initial investment is a solid start.

Hence, a ‘dovish’ datapoint is one that supports rate cuts, such as a fall in inflation rates or a rise in unemployment.A modest rebound for housing starts.

I think they are the orginal buyer of the house and those houses back then were selling for about 350 to 450k  My wife is going to list it for 1.1.. and they are buying an 850k from me. 

So that is more a way you can still lose the house, even though you thought you bought it.We have had an owner declare bankruptcy on the day of the sale, but the sale went through due to the late filing.