Although expensive in the metro areas, it has some of the most stunning nature I have ever experienced.

I do plan on living in the home for at least 5 years, but beyond that, I would use it as a supplemental rental property, and I’m more focused on comparing the pros/cons of things like investing in a more expensive hot neighborhood vs a more stereotypical subdivision, condo living vs single family home investments, sellability/added value of fancy amenities vs extra square footage and space, and value of location- Easton sits at McKinney Falls Pkwy and William Cannon, and Addison sits off of 183, just barely south of the airport.I’m curious to see if anybody on here knows the area well (or specifically these two neighborhoods), and I’m definitely interested to see what investors and professionals on Bigger Pockets think of the situation!

Depending on the nature of the reno, a payment/draw plan will be scheduled into the loan.

Property needs a new AC and natural gas furnace.

We've gone to All Natural Stone in Berkeley and Granite Expo in Emeryville.

That is something you get a RE license for and apprentice to some guy that knows what he's doing.I'm not slamming colleges, but I think they serve a better role to supplement skills as opposed to giving you the basic skills which you can get thru practice.

When you GET IN and consume knowledge on a dedicated persistent path, success is a natural outcome. 

We even talk about plans to move here one day after falling in love with the access to nature and how nice everyone seems to be. 

Most likely the state where the property is located is where lawsuits would be brought if they are something for personal injury like a trip and fall or something of that nature because the “cause of action” arose in that state.

My concern is that I am unsure he is going to be able to land another high five/low six figure job in the near future given the nature of what he does.