Here are some key highlights from the report, which compares October 2025 with October 2024:The median sales price in the City of Austin increased slightly to $552,500 (up <1%), while the greater Austin metro rose 1.4% to $439,000, indicating modest year-over-year appreciation and continued stability.Closed sales were essentially flat in Austin at 786 transactions (up <1%), while the metro saw a 9.6% decline to 2,238.

I think it hasn't crossed over into being more cost effective yet.

.• Comps and cost assumptions get cross-checked across multiple sources.• I separate the “investor story” from “spreadsheet reality.”

It depends on the transaction.

It may be worth spending 5k-10k on a transactional real estate attorney for this. 

I mean we are talking about the partner of the biggest hotel chain. 

At the same time, materials and labor costs remain elevated, and supply chain issues (tariffs, etc.) could further squeeze rehab timelines and budgets. 

However, the city of Aledo only had 6 transactions.

Not sure what the errors may have been on the deeds, but if you're unsure of the changes that you made, errors can create a bad chain of title, which could be horrific whenever you go to sell the property. 

Your actions of renting out units will well prep you for future landlording and STR, a great cross education to have.