A good way to gauge demand, other than reaching out to the professionals working in the market, is to check the long term rental ratio in the communities.

You'll want to see historical financials to see past performance and gauge sustainability at current rents and down the line. 

Look at comparable properties to gauge their sale prices.2.

However; it seems to me Texas has some of the same issues as California, in that they have a huge influx of illegals that puts pressure on their services, etc.

This puts pressure on the individual to come forward and not have 4 other tenants be angry with them. 

Utah Housing is a double-edged sword but for everyone who bought over the last decade, they are happy they used whatever loan made the purchase possible.This will create lots of pressure on the condo and townhome space.

And even if they did pull it off without their lender noticing, they should have already gauged the buyer's cash-reserves and general ability to make the monthly payments, alongside the decided down-payment that was originally made.

I have a rental house in Fort Collins that I've owned for 11 years that makes me about $700 monthly over costs......It'd be sweet to sell it because I could use a pile of money, but the market there is so hard to gauge.. 

The goal of pulling out all of the money is a little unrealistic right away, puts a lot of pressure on you and your team.

Yeah ryan, they are moving in closer to UofA. they have built a large number of high rise apartments in the area in the last five years, which has put on a little more pressure on the surrounding area for the same students.