FYI in cleveland when the city sees the owner as an out of state entity you are put right in the cross hairs and they will literally go measure the grass and fine you and make it a criminal offense. so in cuyahoga county yes i agree to use a LLC but I would do an ohio one.

Dallas-Fort Worth is a smart choice, man the growth there is off the charts, and there’s plenty of room for first-timers with the drive to go all-in.I remember helping a buddy of mine who was in a similar boat to you, he was switching from a totally different career and diving into real estate.

Bigger Pockets "Top 100 Cash Flow Markets" charts last column is RTP (rent to price ratio).

Sure when it is clean a dark color looks much better however it also shows dust and dog hair a lot more.

A quick run down:at $150/sqft 1473-1666 sqft  1667-1833 sqft1834-2000 sqft The chart shows 4 categories but that can be broken down into 3 categories.

Only issue is you have minimal insight on monthly performance unless you download the bank statement and then build custom charts in excel or google sheets. 

Crazy but true.Here’s a CSLB chart, if you go the individual and homeowner verification route, you’re gonna need a lot of supporting evidence of competence and testimony from who you worked for etc.  

You can see this chart above which shows the interest rates going back to 1971 for a traditional 30-year fixed mortgage.

@Chris Seveney - Chris - That is because in this picture, I still had a little hair!

Discuss COC return, run a financial analysis for him and a performance chart showing the ROR after multiple properties have been acquired and cashed-out... good luck.