I started my LLC in the summer and still working through some kinks getting website started for marketing.

I would start there and think of anything that I could do to stay in the house for a while as it sounds like you would be losing a bit of money with the other options. 

When the plumber removed the cleanout cap, water started coming out.

If you ask the manager to justify a fee and he starts hemming and hawing, move on or require them to remove the fee.

You're off to a bad start if you must create a poor perception of other options to make your concept look good.  

Hi @Gil Canfu definitely there are many places in DFW where you can invest in a good rental property.I am not sure where you are at, but if self managed you should start in cities with good proximity to where you live.All the corridor between Princeton to Saginaw has good deals but there are many others things to consider as I mentioned previously.

Probably starting out small Jaycee - SF or maybe some smaller duplex type properties.

@Abigail Kingprimarily off market although, i've started to engage on on-market deals if i think they will fitvery difficult to find

Less than an hours work, everything online approved within a few days.I recently decided to stretch myself a bit and start putting my holdings into series LLCs. 

You start with a base line and introduce variables to determine their effect.You can see what trends have happened if you choose to, that may be of interest to you, but that isn't what currently interests me.