We are thinking of building 2 and 3 bedroom apartments instead of the commercial building and taking down the existing building.

Jim,, we are seeing that here in PDX as well... and I am good with a market that does not have multiple offers.. it makes it very hard for people and agents to make a living if you only have a 1 in 10 shot of buying the house you want..so some stability and slowing down in my mind is a good thing.but what I see on BP is people read the hyperbole articles that misquote things.. and the next thing you know they are worried its 2008 all over again.. which ( and I could be wrong of course) but none of my bankers or those in know in finance world think is a risk.. only risk would be metros losing major employment.. then it affects everyone landlords businesss and prices..

We are huge fans of Dave Ramsey.

We are a similar demographic to Austin which is trending slIghtly down this year.

We are currently renting, but would love a primary residence that also makes money. 

We are shopping for a 4-8 unit apartment complex in Kansas City where I live. 

We are also looking for tips on how to pull together a team to work with.

All of this has been very helpful since we are also out town investors.   

We are extremely excited to get into our first deal!

We are one of the largest renovation lenders in the country, so happy to discuss both, pros/cons, etc.