People seem to buy mainly for appreciation, but I'm not sold appreciation will continue to rise the way it has the past 5 - 6 years, so feel like CF is the safer investing avenue for me. 

Please keep those posts in the Classifieds forum.Need a spreadsheet or form?

I have land with a house and plan to build a a house for me to live in soon there.

Also an investor myself, id love to talk to you more about the DFW market and what strategies have worked for me over the years!

I suppose my question on this is: Is her simple statement (which came in a text, btw) to me of "I'm moving out," enough for me to take this kind of action?

I've been stuck on trying to analyze and find deals but it gets very complicated trying to understand how to analyze a great deal for me.

Assuming it does happen, despite all the obstacles that I mentioned earlier, could you please clarify a few details for me?

I definitely am leaning toward the first application being the one for me, and I appreciate the advice to make sure it is a good tenant in addition to just being a flesh and bones human who (might) pay me the rent on time.One of the advices I read above was to be a bit less discerning perhaps and get someone in the door for 6 months at a reduced rate, and then find my golden tenant in the summer.

I’m starting to lean more towards private lending as a way to get my toes wet and get my money working for me in a relatively stable way.I’m looking for educational resources or literature.

Again I’m not an attorney, this is just what makes the most sense for me.