Once you understand the actual REIT is only follow the actual income then it's "easier" to grasp the idea.All in all , 1031 to STR somewhere in Mountain or Hawaii is still way way better -- or 1031 to rental to primary ; than a complicated DST/721.

I am taking it all into account to try get a better grasp for the Austin Market.The more tips and advise the better so keep it coming ...

It will be very hard for you to train, and more importantly manage a VA if you yourself do not have a grasp on what constitutes a successful call.  

If this were mine and I like the cash flow but don't have a firm grasp on property management I would pay a house cleaning service a $100 bucks or so to clean it from top to bottom, get a handyman to fix any small minor repairs $500 at most typically, and then I would sell the house as is for full market value (10% over market value if you decide to fix all damages and repaint).

There is a bit to learn to fully grasp PPC advertising, but I feel that the internet is the future business and marketing.

I just started investing recently in Real Estate, so I really don't much a good grasp of what I am doing.

This is just the reality that people do not want to grasp today.

You don't seem to have a grasp of the basics.Mike

Once you have a good grasp on all that, decide what neighborhood or area you want to work in and start marketing those areas.

He really did not grasp that we would indeed evict him and his children for non-payment.