Lastly, I'm frugal by nature so I have no experience on how best to estimate rolling expenses of owning properties in Austin so if there are some insights on this, they would be greatly appreciated.To give this a bit more meat, let's say I'm estimating a 4 bed/2 bath duplex in East Austin.Looking forward to learning more about you and your experience :)Thank you!

Real estate has some national characteristics but is largely local in nature.

You can JV with someone for one deal and then the partnership naturally dissolves upon completion of the deal.

You can JV with someone for one deal and then the partnership naturally dissolves upon completion of the deal.

It’s not the nature of the payment/financing of the sale, it’s whether it’s a reasonable comparison.I hope that helps.

Your challenge is to find deals with adequate cash flow that are in acceptable areas (crime wise, etc) and that take advantage of this metro's appreciation.

Yes, I have all the appropriate verbiage in the Lease to be able to show the home under normal circumstances, just of course never dealt with anything of this nature before regarding the pandemic. 

In addition to making sure you have adequate savings, the W2 job is critical for getting started investing as it is the easiest way to qualify for and obtain financing.

What color tile do you have, carpet, flooring, how many windows and hows the natural light.You may want to look for an interior designer that does color consultations. 

My CPA is the person I would usually go to with a question like this, but I obviously would rather not due to the nature of this particular question.