However, I don't quite have enough cash on hand for a down payment in the market I am interested in.

Many are quite successful and I think that is great.PS: the only real estate investor on Shark Tank is a woman.

Unfortunately, Texas has some Heloc restrictions that make this loan not make quite as much sense.

My purchase is still a good "deal" IMO but these tax implications make the CoC return look not quite as rosy.I also listened to that episode and it helped me think less frantically about getting a "deal" and instead thinking through the market in which I'm purchasing.

It was a HUD home and also on the market for quite a while.

Hello,At this moment I've never purchased a property, but I'm looking to change that.I've been doing a lot of snooping at Biggerpockets.com and decided it was time to quit lurking LOL.I am looking to get into multi-unit homes in my local area and either rent them to tenants or go with Airbnb.Thanks for reading.

Quite frankly I have no idea where a triplex fits into that, but I don't recall ever seeing a triplex in Round Rock.

If not, it is quite possibly coming from one of those. 

I wa told that i should reach out to the local contractors , investors and real estate agents.I understand why i would need to do this...but i am quite puzzled as to what type of questions to ask so i can properly get an idea of what type of market it Id be dealing with if I decided to invested there. any ideas?

I've been educating myself on real estate investment for quite some time now and am looking to help in any way possible as I start on this journey towards my first deal.