OR, should I just stick to researching and educating myself and waiting until I can move in to a house of my own next year?

My gardener went to remove a tree that was growing roots underneath the foundation, and when he sent me photos, there was cigarette butts all around the back patio and front of the house

Hello, I am thinking about looking to Invest in Austin area single family residential property in the next 6 months to one year.I am also thinking about 3 bedroom 2+ bath which may typically within the range of investment.Since its going to be for Rental, what is the preferred in Austin area for renting out, is it single storey house with 3 bedrooms with 1500+ Sqft or two storey with 2000+ sqft and upstair bedrooms?

You might start by asking them what their plans are for selling the house.

Prop tax's some of the lowest the country very low insurance stucco houses tile roofs and desert landscaping all lead to ease of maintenance over time compared to FLA which of course has all sorts of weather related issues that is detrimental to houses .. high prop tax and sky high insurance ( certain areas) But its also growing.. so there is that.

I started with a turnkey rental, then house hacked and bought BRRRR properties, now I build in central Houston for long term holds. 

I can opt to do the house hacking situation, pay only 5-10% down, and live in one of the units but it will be less convenient for me in a number of ways.  

These are rough estimates, but thought it'll be a good idea to get some opinions on it.I'm planning to house hack with 3.5% down using an FHA loan on a duplex that markets at around 700k in LA/OC area.

I'm very intrigued by a property that is in a great neighborhood and will appreciate very strongly, but using any sort of financing on it the cash flow return is deep in the negatives for a couple years even though the ask price looks like a good deal compared to other houses around.

I called Zillow and they told me they don't handle lease cancellation or changes but suggested to contact local attorney (I am in Texas/Austin). a) Take some penality and allow tenant to break the lease. b) take re-letting fees, list the house again and current tenant is bound to honor until it gets leased.For both a) and b) I will still have to contact attorney as Zillow does not let me cancel the lease but only mark the lease cancelled once it is done.