Ideally, if you're close with your contractor I would bring him along to showings to mentally tally a rough estimate of cost together (he may see red flags you don't and vice versa).

A letter from a licensed medical professional in the State where subject property sits that states that the specific emotional support animal is a part of tenant's treatment for a qualifying mental condition is the federal law.

I am a mental health therapist in private practice.  

What was your first step to being a realtor investor, what mental hurdle did you overcome to finally take the plunge and purchase that first home?

If your thinking about using hard money, you need to be able to move quickly on renovating properties to avoid additional financial and mental stress of a hard money loan.

Will's advice is invaluable - I highly suggest approaching different agents with an "interview" mentality, but I'm always available if you have any questions about the DFW market specifically.Also, check out some of the BP calculators if you haven't already.

The biggest mental hurdle I faced when entering the STR space was that I did not want to deal with the headaches associated with managing an Airbnb and maintaining a 5-star rating.

But make yourself, your health, your mental health a priority every day and it will be huge! 

Mentally, this will help provide motivation.

Don't get sucked into the no-money down you can do anything mentality, everyone needs a core skill to make money to use for their investments.