Fingers crossed, we have have a FaceTime appointment Tuesday with the transactional broker that listed the property.I think we are doing cash with a small TSP draw.

It borders some of the hottest cities in Oakland County, Michigan’s richest.

Is it lack of skilled workers locally and some that are being nabbed at the border chasing a better life?

The maps I found online don't show actual cross street names, just areas, so I'm kind of guessing whether we fit into them or not.

I did it only for reason #2 in your list--I had a book launch, and even though that book was not a solicitation to invest in my company's projects, I didn't want there to be any "fine line" crossed here. 

Great opportunity for exposure and cross-marketing benefits.

@Aaron @Aaron Gordy I think Musk wants to take everything to the moon or maybe Mars -;) I wouldn't mind the homes in Austin as well lol...78725 zip code has already crossed 400K mark, 78617 hitting 350K, Bastrop development would be awesome as well

"Homework"; -Define financial objectives/goals that are numbers based - Gather realistic personal financial information and what you think you can afford and cross reference with goals as well as an expanded search of various markets both outside of Austin and out of state to research availability - pinpoint locations in state/out of state (Education phase)- meet with lenders, either commercial or otherwise to see what you indeed qualify for once you've narrowed down property types and locations (Education phase)  - Start interviewing PM's if you're looking outside of your current investing area and will not serve as your own PM (Education phase)- Get with an agent in your desired area and for your desired property type and start looking at deals (Shopping phase) - submit offers/LOI  armed with your information from Education phase & Shopping phase (Transaction phase)This is the breakdown that can be helpful as an outlined plan of action/phases for some of the out of state investors clients I have, but should work for you to start with in TX as well.

*fingers crossed*.   

They sort of both crosses the line here.