Your post is a bit confusing, are you going to purchase the property yourself then sell or are you looking at a way to play middle man without any financing? 

So if you think you can rent for $3K, your net over time will be more like $2250.I would take advantage of the great relo program & sell the house, then invest some of the proceeds in a more typical SFR play - $200-$275K homes in Austin. 

DM is also highly competitive so make your letter or post card stand out by playing to your strengths and your story. 

But like @Joe Norman said, Baltimore City was never an appreciation play.

Other than a credit card I can charge 10k on which my rate is currently 6% with USAA I don't have much to play with.

.- Syndications.Each has played a role in my experience, I can definitely speak to each at length.

You don't get to choose if or when you depreciate your income producing assets.Any mortgage underwriter worth their paycheck knows that they would add the depreciation back in to get the real profits of the rental, so that should not come into play at all.

I want to play with the numbers, coverages, options,etc.

Sure disconnect it from the furnace add your own & let him play with it as long as he pays half your internet costs/month :)My son had to do this to stop his young kids hacking the Nest.

Everyone plays it and then no one plays it.