100% real estate sounds appealing but I'm so used to hearing the script about investing in low-cost index funds and putting as much money in as possible - the sooner/younger the better.

There is a ton of new development going on South of Austin (Kyle, San Marcos) so that may appeal to you but the better buys are in San Antonio and Round Rock, etc.

The only thing that isn’t appealing to me is the percentage of the profit going to Uncle Sam, which I know is inevitable!

I am aggressively looking for my first investment property-the most appealing option is buying and holding a property.

Would certainly be an appreciation aspect to the Brownstone play which is part of the appeal.

The nice thing about this property is in the off season, its a winter wonderland and I think it has great appeal that way - very secluded yet close to water.

This makes your offer of cash more appealing and you then only pay financing charges to the bank one time upon your refi.

We’re more likely to engage in forums with the core audience and assist newbies with advice if the site attracts us here more with content that appeals to experienced investors.

In the marketing textbooks, it's called "snob appeal."

RE the listing remarks, I agree that some are very poor, however there so much information in them that is very specific to that one home's features and the market we know it is most likely to appeal to, as well as information from conversations with the seller (remodels, maintenance, what they loved about the house when they bought it, etc.) ... it's one of those things that I think would be harder to delegate.