"We have made a significant investment in our reporting platform by adding more metrics across more publishers, including mobile apps, and making strides in delivering the highest quality in real-time metrics analysis. 2014 has been a year of record growth, with an average of 800 new brokerage accounts per month, organic growth of 55 new MLSs, our recently announced relationship with Systems Engineering, Inc.

Fall planting allows the plants to put their energy into developing their root systems rather than top growth.

This is a very difficult task and if anyone else has been through an exercise like this before, I would LOVE to speak with you.

I understand, I don't always get to my tasks when I should, but these listings just disappear.

What is the potenti rent growth & appreciation? 

For now its saving up as much as possible and likely going with a mix of dividend growth stocks and property, but we'll see.You have a great chunk of equity in your SD house that you can hopefully use to start your journey whatever it is, good luck and check out the podcasts for other great RE investing ideas.

@Jason Bridges  Amortization - the tenant paying down your principal balance monthly for you "equity growth"Depreciation - you can use an IRS depreciation schedule to write of the "loss" of the assets value against your gains.

(seldomly find any discounts forget about any deals)People living in Austin can't explain housing market to someone living in Mid-west or East coast because it's hard to explain/quantify  the city growth.

That looks like quite a task for a newbie to take on.

I have always had a passion for real estate and love the fact that it is an investment vehicle that is tangible, where one can see growth day to day.