If the tenant is claiming to be living in a hotel, she may try to get you to reimburse for that cost unless section 8 has a new process to reimburse them for this... which sounds absurd but I'll let you deduce whether or not you're dealing with someone who is used to paying for things out of their own pocket. 

In LA, my last vacancy was about a week.The hardest part honestly is understanding the laws and dealing with the tenants around it.

That means you will be dealing with feelings , good luck with that 

Since you would be dealing with maintaining a gas tank I would have all electric except a gas fireplace. 

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.

You don't necessarily have to structure the LLC as a partnership, you can JV on deals together. 2.

I did 7 deals last year from out of state living in Austin Texas.

New blood in the forum is always exciting.. what's your top strategy for finding hidden deals?

Do not offer to pay more rent ever to make the deal happen.   

I’ve passed on several great deals before.