Home prices in Austin are about 75% higher than the national average and it’ll be a challenge to find good cash flow on small residences, I think. 

Challenges?

I was where you are not long ago, and it can be a challenge to be disciplined and focus on information that will help you reach your goals.  

In our area we use natural gas, propane, wood, or pellet stoves and they are all cheaper than electricity.I would figure out what you pay per year to heat with oil then compare that to what it would be with electricity.

Single family investing is just far more common, and most people are naturally familiar with it.

Challenges?

Totally Off grid with micro hydro,48v dc to Pure sine wave inverter(5500 watts) New Trojan Batteries (Renewable energy) Have two springs one is for drinking water and other is for water turbine.(90 gallons per minute and 175 foot of head/drop in elevation) still a project in progress as we have plans to convert into a functional micro farm with greenhouses etc producing all natural Non GMO vegetables that are ORGANIC.

Totally Off grid with micro hydro,48v dc to Pure sine wave inverter(5500 watts) New Trojan Batteries (Renewable energy) Have two springs one for drinking water and other is for water turbine.(90 gallons per minute and 175 foot of head/drop in elevation) still in progress as we have plans to convert into a functional micro farm with greenhouses all natural Non GMO vegetables that are ORGANIC.Breaking ground on year round heated greenhouse this summer.2019 What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

One of the largest challenges we are currently facing is determining an area to focus on. 

Here's the challenge - $200/door/mo in cash flow is much different on a $120,000 duplex with 2bd 1ba configuration that rents for $725/door/mo with a 25% DP of $30K - that's $400/mo x 12 = $4800/yr. $4800/$30k = 16% COC.