I may be partial but seems a pretty obvious top 5 choice. 

We have lived in our other two deals, made money on both, but I have no idea how to do another deal safely without living in it.

But we dont' do taxes or legal work. 

@Naresh Yegireddi- This is above my pay grade but I was reading an article in the Wall Street Journal today about how the highest-earning 10% of Americans account for more than 50% of consumer spending. 

I'm looking at a duplex to BRRRR if possible, but I'm not sure of the area myself.

I would never advise my customer to take a 5 YPPP considering we are have been moving into a downward trending rate market since 2024. 3 Year Prepay Max but if you plan on doing renovations or taking cash out on the ARV then a 1-2 YPPP would be Max.I would also advise buying the rate down before you decide to take a 5 YPPP using seller credit, equity or closing funds.

I live in DFW now but grew up in Abilene and do a lot of business there. 

I'll give you some numbers for the MTRs we manage in Los Angeles.1-2 bedroom MTRs stays are 1-3 months3+ bedroom MTRs stays are 3-6 months, but often start less than 3 months and extend their stayMTR marketing falls in 2 buckets.

I am somewhat new to Bigger Pockets, but not new to real estate investing. 

I don’t know if innovative per se, but I’ve been investing with smaller amounts (5k-25k) into large multi million dollar projects by leveraging the investment club model.