The house is positioned well, and I don't believe there is anything you can add to the equation, aside from (luckily) locating someone not aware of the marketing already in place. 

Rising values equates to rising rental returns and increased equity, at least on paper.

@David Hodge I would not include reserve funds as part of the equation.  

It takes the consent form out of the equation and they make the purchase and it is sent right to you.

Hope that equates to increase in values and rents, as three of my holdings are all close . . . one on the Blvd near Brooks, one on Post near Congress, and my very first house is a double on Fairview.Mark, any idea what the offers were on the multi on Fairview . . . it may convince to put mine on the market and move the funds elsewhere where i can get even better returns.  

The point is, taking what I would pay myself out of the equation, I want a building to pay for itself in 5-7 years.  

“But one of the smartest strategies of the world class is doing what they love and finding a way to get paid for it.”On the other hand, middle class take jobs they don’t enjoy “because they need the money and they’ve been trained in school and conditioned by society to live in a linear thinking world that equates earning money with physical or mental effort.”I would have taken the risk and started my own business like I considered after college instead of taking the first job offer that came along.

It's really a math equation here Deb, but we're missing a piece of the info, and that is what you can reasonably expect to gain in rent from having the extra bedroom.

If you're looking at Richardson/Plano/Allen, the rent:value equation tends to be slightly better on the East side of 75.  

There is also the distinction between passive custodians such as listed on the nuwireinvestor page referenced and advisory firms that implement and support plans offering checkbook control.I strongly applaud your desire to have the IRA piece figured out before pursuing opportunities, as that is critical to your investing success as well as IRS compliance.Check out a handful of companies, both on the passive custodian and checkbook control side of the equation.