The roof is serviceable, but is near the end of life, that is always expected in my underwriting, and the foundation is solid.The key to getting good deals is understanding what the sellers problem is and coming up with a solution for their specific need.

Underestimated the cost to fix up and how hard and how much time it takes for one or two people to complete a flip.

I’ve been self managing for 5 years and love it 99% of the time.

Recommend you spend some time researching your Austin market to learn how to evaluate potential rental purchases. 

It's tedious hard work and is taking a huge amount of time to remove duplicates, track responses, remove people from lists etc.

May have a hard time getting a loan on a "hobby farm" I assume this is in Washington.

Let's not make this the first or last time we connect.

This is a great time to look into Westchester Real Estate.

The money, motivation and time.

All of that's great, but at your age, the biggest benefit more than any specific strategy is simply ... time.