Another bit I use heavily- HONESTY.

I’m very new and don’t know anything but would prefer not to spend money on buying heavily marketed products from this guru.

Of course, you'll have to know your inputs, otherwise watch for GIGO.STR in city of Austin is heavily regulated and restricted - might want to get clear on those regulations before counting on that. 

Search the term and you can find more details.Thankfully, my awesome lender realized that Home Possible by Freddie Mac was exactly what we needed and ever since I've been so confused as to why FHA is so heavily recommended all the time.  

Both of those things cut heavily into your original estimates of profits.- There is a possibility you won't sell your property for a price high enough to justify selling and you may have to rent it for a while (oh, and incur a bunch of new financing & title co costs to refi out of your hard money loan).The ONLY fun things about them are: (a)  they are finally over, and (b) hopefully, you produced a good product and sold it with a profit... latter isn't guaranteed as you could guess from the earlier discussion.Consider negotiating your purchase prices harder and "wholetailing" instead of rehabbing.

They are sometimes used heavily and generate monthly profit while others are barely used and don't even cover the utility expenses, let alone the cost of the machines.

@Angelo Wong I am leaning heavily toward that opinion at this point.

@Hannah Smith - If you have Kindle Unlimited (or want to sign up for their heavily discounted trial period), the Crushing It book by Brian Murray is available there.

When it comes to neighborhoods, as with any city, where you end up (and which agent gets you where you're going) depends heavily on your priorities (commute time?

North Lawndale - once heavily Jewish, now populated by mostly an African-American demographic.