Am I a wussy for thinking turnkey for my first real estate investor?  Be honest I can take it. 😊ThanksTony V

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2012/02/23/forecast-austin-job-growth-revs-up.html?ana=lnk

Some highlights:

19,000 new jobs are expected this year after 13,000 last year.

Unemployment rate could drop below 5...

Not sure if you guys listened in on Ben Leybovich's webinar last night, but I have to say I agree with him.He showed how you can drastically come up with a different valuation of a property ALL based on your assumptio...

This discussion was cropping up in another thread about a different topic, and I wanted to hear more feedback from other members about what they prefer. As a primer, I am going quote @Rich Weese contributed as I find ...

We all know Cleveland Population is Declining every year. I hear a lot of reasons, but other than jobs as being the main reason, I cannot seem to find other reasons that make it reasonable for the declinning populatio...

The reason why this industry brings some of the best and brightest is that is so dynamic, no changes in the market are in a vacuum.  Clients that are expecting rates to slip, a sentiment that I agree with, are missing...

What's up with all the low income, cheap property "deals"? "I bought a house for $30,000 and rent it out for $700! I'm going to make a great return!"You are completely neglecting future CAPEX. What happens when you ne...

My partner and I went out to lunch with one of our agents who sold us 2 buildings last year. He asked how much do we cash-flow on the buildings? We looked at each other and said we didn't know. You've gotta be kiddi...

I am speaking primarily from a cash on cash return standpoint.San Antonio, TXDallas - Fort Worth, TXHouston, TXLooking for your personal favorites and pros/cons of each market. I am looking at SFHs and 2-4 units.