I know that the general guidance is that emergency funds aren't to be invested, but given our financial security and the fact that we already have a personal e-fund in a safe, non-volatile location, would it still be crazy/unwise to invest this 15k in an S&P500 index fund in a brokerage? 

Little Elm and most cities in DFW are not walkable location so they need a car to move around.Many things to consider, and there are only a few that I know that have done it in a short scale.Happy to connect and rainstorm more.

How many bedrooms does the SFH have and what is the zip code where it's located?

one truism I think for rental real estate is returns and price points are very much risk adjusted highest returns lowest price points  biggest risk.. smaller cap or return and prime location least risk..

Any advice or recommendations of where to locate groups seeking similar goals would be greatly appreciated!

They include demo, prep, install, and install qtr rd, and are done in a day, may two for a large project.Some pics of our flooring on a recent flip with this company, and they may have a location in your city.

I'm a beginner and I'm looking for tips on how to perform a proper market analysis on houses to buy and hold long term and rent out.Right now I'm looking through all the MLS websites and finding properties in locations and within my price range.

It's basically built on top of WordPress core and they made it simple and easy to navigate.Where in wordpress, you have to get some plugins (some are also monthly paid) to achieve the same kind of functionality.SEO is not just about having a good hosting/platform and features, it's about utilizing the features in a way so your brand has visibility and people that come into your website gets proper value of their time spent.Here's a table comparison for you that I wrote earlierNow whether you have a carrot or a wordpress site, for SEO, you will need:- Website Credibility (Personalisation)- On Page SEO (Keywords, Titles, Meta Tags, Description, Image ALT Tags & Optimization etc)- Social Media Presence (Regular Posts/Videos and Engaging with your audience)- Monthly Content Publishing (Regular Blogs & Location Pages)- Monthly OFF Page SEO (Citations, Backlinks)Now if you consider the cost, end of the day it's quite same for both the platforms.But if you are starting fresh, I see no point of having their 180$ plan, you can continue with 89$/month plan from carrot and assign someone in your team to put regular blog posts and update the location pages.Or if you want to use WordPress and get someone setup the website and do regular content updates for you, then It can take 3-6 months to start seeing visible growth in organic traffic if all the things mentioned above are taken care of.

Once you’ve identified STR friendly locations, figure out your financing with your brother to help narrow down your price range and market options.

I have a second property manager for a property held personally in another location ("Hammond")Personal Stessa, S1, connects to Hammond, no problem.