Folks, what do we expect in Austin in 2025?Currently listed 2 houses 1.5m each and the market is dead. Literally dead....Do you think the prices will decline way till elections and then in the spring rock and roll aga...

After Fort Worth and before Austin, the other two cities in the top 5 were Phoenix, Arizona (No. 3) and Sacramento, California (No. 4).Other Texas cities in the top 25 best large economic boomtowns were El Paso (No. 16) and San Antonio (No. 23).We've seen major growth in the Sacramento real estate market.

I know people making $20k+ months couch flipping and investing in vending machines.

A successful venture involved flipping a 30-unit apartment complex; acquired for $450k, we revitalized it with a $150k construction overhaul, achieved full occupancy, added a laundromat, and subsequently sold it for $950k after two years.

Im new to real estate investing and have a question concerning my first property.

We have decided not to flip this as this is our forever home.

If you look outside city limits make sure you do some research on the septic system, your lot size, if you even have room for a backup field , the ability to replace septic is becoming a real issue statewide. 

Also remember that Real estate is a long-term play so even if the cash flow isn't a "home run" right now you can refi later and hopefully even pull out some equity you can put down on another one, bringing you closer to financial freedom.Thanks for reading BP!  

I am very interested in real estate investment as a way for financial freedom.

However I read books about real estate and thought that when I come to the USA, I'll start building my real estate portfolio, so here I am.I read several real estate books in the past, but now started to explore more while I'm in the USA.