You have so much time to figure out what you want to do and build a network throughout that time.

Dallas has to be meetup central.Two I like are NTAREI that normally meets on Thursdays maybe 1-2 times a month. 

You might be better off finding a long term tenant for the time being.

Making contact for the first time here on BP.

As a property manager I've built up a rolodex of reliable professionals that I provide for all my clients, however in self-managing you will have to invest some of the time in finding those professionals for yourself.

If there is no initial agreed-upon amount, determining a fair compensation becomes more time-consuming, leading to further losses.

Cut your losses the first time they miss a payment and start the eviction process.

I took a 5 minute video of a long-term unit and put it on YouTube, that saved a ton of time for Denver local prospective tenants!

The good ones always seem over time to move on or disappear.

Write it up to an education, spend some time sharpening your support team (particularly in the trades) and start thinking about how you can do it again!