Sellers received about 91% of list price in Austin (down from about 92%), while metro sellers averaged about 91% (down from about 92%), reflecting a more negotiated market.Overall, the December data reflects a seasonally slower Austin-area housing market closing out 2025, with modest year-over-year price declines, slightly improved closed sales activity, and inventory levels that remained moderately higher than a year ago heading into 2026.Here are the December 2025 stats for Austin and the greater metro:Here are the leasing numbers for the City of Austin and the greater Austin metro area:A 30-year fixed rate mortgage is currently around 6.07% interest, down from the 7.13% high seen over the past 12 months.

Having someone help pressure-test deals and stay involved through the full process can make that first project a lot smoother

For our number of units we take the property manager’s data, which is organized in a spreadsheet, and move it to QuickBooks.  

Someone I knew (still know) was a big-time data base designed for a large consulting firm.

Deals showing 7%+ in B areas are either:priced very aggressively (often off-market),lightly underwritten, orrelying on short-term assumptions that don’t hold long-term.In most cases, 7%+ CoC in today’s environment is coming from one of three places:C-class risk (which you’re already avoiding),Value-add execution (rent bumps, expense cleanup, operational inefficiencies),Creative structure (seller carry, rate buy-downs, lower leverage, or higher equity checks).Personally, we’ve adjusted expectations on initial cash-on-cash in B areas and focus more on:durability of the asset,rent growth over 24–36 months,and total return rather than Year-1 cash flow optics.If you’re underwriting clean, long-term B-class assets at 5–6% CoC and they still make sense after stress-testing, that’s not a miss — that’s the current market.

(approx 35% of yearly rev there comes from Dec, Jan, February) We would airbnb our current place in Jersey which would do relatively well during those months, but it difficult to get a pulse when the data is all over the place. 

Building your own underwriting model forces you to understand what’s actually driving the deal and lets you stress-test different operating scenarios.

I don't own any properties with asbestos siding and I have my concerns, so I hired an asbestos professional to go check it out, grab some samples and conduct testing.Still waiting to hear back from the Asbestos testing but I wanted to know if anyone here has experience, knowledge and or own any properties with asbestos siding?

and make sure to explore a cost segregation study for additional tax savings, especially if you are a 'Real Estate Professional' (750+ hours) and can prove material participation in the rentals (meet 1 of 7 separate tests), then you can use those losses to offset your w2 income rather than being trapped as 'passive'Would recommend RE Cost Seg or SMF Cost Segregation Advisors for the cost seg study itself 

Otherwise, what data are you basing this comment on?