True Austinite here.

Tchaka Owen, true, and I see the value in that, but because of certain reasons I am sort of on my own when it comes to that.  

As @Omar Khan and @Ben Leybovich stated, it's costly to do a true syndication for this amount.

Otherwise, run your numbers, as things that are too good to be true, usually are. 

We had it cleaned by a cleaning crew and had the carpet professionally cleaned (same people we used right before they moved in) We withheld the cleaning fees and the unpaid water bills from the deposit which totalled to about 500 (the water bill alone was over 200).

This is a general guideline but it will differ a little by area.A - new construction with amenities in best area of town, often where professionals and wealthy people liveB - good neighborhoods where middle income live, generally house will be older but well maintained and few subsidized properties C - lower income, mostly rentals, a lot of subsidized like section 8, etcD - dangerous, graffiti, drugs, boarded up propertiesYou won’t find all classes in all areas.

Is that true?

Use my free editable Net Worth Worksheet that I created to track all my assets, liabilities and expenses and what I still use today to keep my finances in line.Line up your professional partners.

They seriously can make or break your investment (this is true of turnkey as well, but then there's only one team to vet). 

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?