Our first duplex was a 90% rehab (only the sheet rock and drainage/sewer pipes weren't replaced). 

The following weekend, we see a giant rock you could sit on, approximately 2 ft from our duplex, with about 8-10 broken beer bottles next to it and a sign taped to the brand new siding "This is the anger rock, slumlord caused flood waters  and my car is destroyed. 

Houston didn't pick up until late but did join the band wagon of bidding wars and high asking prices.

My realtor was Caleb Penner from Table Rock Realty and Joel Swaney from The Union Bank Company was my mortgage broker.

My realtor was Caleb Penner from Table Rock Realty and Joel Swaney from The Union Bank Company was my mortgage broker.

I am an electrician, self employed one man band.

My wife has her lender who is rock solid .. 

@jonathan R McLaughlin Yes walls, sheet rock and wiring.

The Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area saw a change in median home price from $455,000 to $470,000, for a month to month increase of $15,000 and a 29% increase from the previous year.The following infographics and data is courtesy of the Austin Board of Realtors:Housing inventory decreased from 1 month to 0.8 months for the entire MSA.

I highly recommend getting good at analyzing markets and taking a look at the secondary markets around Charlotte (Gastonia, Concord, Albemarle, Rock Hill, etc.).