Check with the city or county planning and zoning department to get an idea of what you can build and what is required for all approvals including site plan and building permits, proffers, water/sewer tap fees, bonding requirements, inspections and CO process and time frame for all approvals.You also need to check with the utility companies and get an idea of availability and cost estimates from them for water, sewer, power, gas, cable, installation and connection requirements, tap fees, hookup charges, transformer location and relocation, power line and power pole relocation issues.

Without that knowledge, I will not know what is a good deal despite the powerful tools that BP has. 

Zoning issues aside, the next big problem is the cost of not only purchasing the land, but also installing the improvements (power, water, wastewater) which starts to run up the price tag and that scares people away.Which is why community developments are appealing, by dividing up the cost of the infrastructure among all the tiny house spots.Are you still interested in this space?

Also new construction is way more energy efficient nowadays which saves the tenants money on utilities which is a huge bd Elliot point.It really boils down to the numbers and available inventory.

lolPaying water is usually a cash flow crusher for a landlord along with power or gas bills.

ANY mechanical system that is less than 80% efficient is deemed worthless by today's standard.Now, you have to spend a TON of money for pretty much miserable deals.You have to skip trace, you have to buy a list, filter the list, have 3 numbers to track which mailer performs better, follow up, bla bla blafor what for a miserable 3% success rate?

It has been power washed and repaired where needed. :( It was the best that could be done.  

wondering if anyone knows of some good areas to look around for in austin, maybe add a member to there power team

I believe in order to scale the business and have it run efficiently we will need to automate the operational process as much as possible. 

First and foremost, check with your state laws as to what is in your power.