Purchase my own property to live in and pay approximately £400/month to live in a lesser quality house but at least the monthly mortgage payment for living in my own property are to pay for my own house, rather than £200 going to a family member (however this may also mean less money for me to invest in a rental property portfolio, which I plan to build up over time).Not sure what is the best way forward starting out.

When they find you a prospective tenant, you are able to run additional background checks yourself to verify they meet your standards.

It allowed me to have good results and roll with the punches but not skimp on quality and still do everything the right way.

But technical studies withstanding, it was the literature and arts classes that really helped me to grow intellectually and that has allowed me to have a better quality of life, if only in my mind....

Anyway, I was very pleased with price and quality.

Its hard to always be there when they move out so its best just to bring in quality tenants to start with that will be honorable.

It was polliticians (I'm not specifying a party, this isn't a political discussion) that pushed the banks to lower standards, and people took advantage of it.

Austin does require you to pass an energy audit in order to get your certificate of occupancy but those standards may not meet the same federal guidelines.Here is the key text from the pdf:50% energy efficient standard.

I'm not sure the quality, but I know prices are much cheaper than Seattle.

2) leases typically go month to month after lease period on standard contracts like from your realtor.