I even had agents ask for proof of a lease first …How am I supposed to accurately analyze? 

This is also a slight uptick from the September 2021 median home price of $450,000 in the Austin-Round Rock market.Here’s how submarkets in the Austin area performed in October:City of Austin: The median home price climbed 21.1 percent year over year to $536,000­­, while home sales decreased 11.7 percent.Travis County: The median home price increased 21.8 percent year over year to $522,625, while home sales fell 16.9 percent.

Given your goals, you might want to  entertain the option of selling (flipping to an end buyer, rather than flipping to yourself. ) You could then use those funds to buy an already performing rental somewhere, since you are open to multiple markets. 

Once you do enough walks and get bids, you'll get a better idea of what costs what in your area.If you can provide a service for a seller (get their home sold without lying about your intentions) and be honest and provide accurate rehab costs and accurate ARV's to investors, you'll do well and build a name for yourself.

You can call a title company in your area and they will give you accurate estimates of closing costs on a deal.

There’s a property I have in mind in Jefferson County and before approaching the owner and making an offer I need to figure out how to find reliable contractors to perform the work in a timely manner.

@Kevin Kim if the house is vacant and the vendor you chose knows the scope of work you want performed, there should be no problem sharing the code with them.

I perform a criminal background.

After a couple of properties, I was able to have a pretty accurate idea of what a rehab would cost.

Hi Robert,I looked at the BP report and it seems like it might be a good deal even at their asking price, if the rent amount in the report is accurate.