Then consider training up someone in one of the homes to take over management.Great start, you just have to continue the plan.Denton is often tough to find the right house or right situation. 

The response of the government was to REQUIRE property owners to continue to provide housing ,eating minimum standards, even as they were losing money.  

Those that stick around, they continue to lose until they understand fully what they have embarked on.

@Nicholas Halterman VA loans are great because you can do 0% down and continue to use your savings towards any updates or repairs you would like to do.

Should I continue to look in that area or shift my focus back to the expanding west loop? 

I will be referencing this in the future as I continue to invest.

For example:Tenant ManagementLease Automation & E-SignaturesOnline Rent PaymentsTenant ScreeningMaintenance Request TrackingMarket Vacant PropertiesIncome & Expense Tracking (Do you use QuickBooks and want to continue, or does your current PMS have its own solution?)

If I can continue as an agent and help investors find properties I can save up enough cash to buy and house hack.

3- Job Market Growth is still strong in ATX 4- Population growth continues although not at the same pace as the pandemic. 5- Supply side problem - Builders overbuilding creating downward pressure on housing prices. 

But the ROE is even more drastically worse compared to the past as the value of them continues to rise but income has not.