If the downstairs tenant keeps contacting you about this, encourage them to engage with their neighbor in a friendly way and ask that they be more mindful.

Or you can set this as an engagement campaign where they will comment with their information so that you will be able to give them a call. 

As far as Flip versus renting, it all depends on your long term goal.To me flipping is a more short term gain, higher dividend per property, higher risk, front cash load heavy, active engagement strategy versus rent and hold is more of a long term gain, smaller dividend per property, lower risk maybe less cash heavy (Conventional financing) and passive engagement strategy.

Buyers remained engaged in the Philadelphia Metro market at the start of 2021.

I finally decided to take action, and commit to educating myself on REI, as well as engaging, and networking in a like-minded community.

Hi Everyone, I'm Olubiyi Ojo(Boston, MA) and recently have really engaged in learning everything I can about real estate.

Along with that, networking and building connections with others is always important - engaging on the site is an easy way to do that.If you want to invest RIGHT now (or maybe the next year), you could look into househacking (buy a property, live in it, and rent out the other rooms). 

On February 1, 2017, Measure JJ (Renters Upgrade Act) became law, which introduced the following tenant protective measures:Landlords must obtain Rent Board approval before imposing a rent increase higher than the annual permitted increase.Protection for just cause evictions was extended to units built prior to December 31, 1995.Landlords or individuals assisting a landlord who endeavors to recover or recover possession of a rental unit without just cause may face a civil penalty of three times damages and attorney’s fees, including a trebling of damages for a mental and emotional injury if the landlord acted in knowing violation or reckless disregard of the rent ordinance.Anyone who engages in one or more of sixteen enumerated actions or omissions against a tenant in bad faith may be subject to a civil penalty of three times damages and attorney’s fees, including a trebling of damages for a mental and emotional injury if the wrongdoer acted in knowing violation or reckless disregard of the rent ordinance."

I would like to learn more how of these example situations would come across in Austin, TX or anywhere and know that with right tools, and a team do HELP better despite engaging an unknown territory, but at same time confident upon learning what Austin could offer for. 

Listen to podcasts, follow people that are doing the business on social media and engage with their content, watch Youtube videos, read books on mindset (self-development +real estate +business).