I will admit that it was difficult at first to set money aside because all throughout college we barely had enough money to pay our bills and now we both had good jobs and had a significant amount of additional income.

Reno is a market I am looking at because it is closer to me, is still affordable, and there is a growing tech/job sector with Tesla, Google, and others building into the area.

I want to be sure my renters aren't going to lose their jobs and will be able to continue to pay the rent.If these two conditions are met, I don't really care how leveraged I am. 

Subject to is using the existing loan....Also, what's Vancouver like for job market?

I’m super curious when you speak about these deals in Austin you’re doing because they don’t sound like management jobs. 

@Dee Bullock ya they say wholesaling is where to start, but so is just working a full time job saving up from that and still do real estate after you get off.

Well, I need $25k to get the job done, which means I'm $3,000 short.

We would basically be there in the winter and here in Maine in the summer/fall (June-Octoberish).It has a decent airport with lots of flights to Atlanta (my wife travels a lot for her job and uses Delta). 

LOLI also made a good living following those “schlock houses” and cleaning up after them.Right now I’m buying full gut jobs.

@Brian Adams its on the market and good point in me checking with a property manager. my agent told me the property already has a PM and they've been doing a good job managing it.