The current bill is set to expire in 2026 ending the tax credits for these investments.

There are definitely multiple options and some will allow for a set amount of personal transactions per year to waive commission splits.

It's hard to beat the flexibility of Podio, although it does require some time & effort to set it up. 

If I were in your shoes, I would set up keyword alerts for the Texas cities you're interested in as well as any other keywords that are relevant to your plans.

Andy Sirkin (fantastic legal team from SF) has a library of free online articles and a set of agreements to purchase, to help you on your way to become a Subject Mater Expert. https://andysirkin.com/article...Elizabeth and Christina (The Rental Girls) have done a great job pioneering the shared ownership (TIC's) model in Southern CA. 

He'll lend in markets where there's a network set-up that has proven to move investors through. 

I even had preventative maintenance set up, but the root growth rate was unpredictable.

Do you have your contractors set up? 

I go around and try to connect people based on what they like and in January we are starting a 30-minute speed networking where two people sit across from different people for 10 sets of 3 minutes with topics.There is another good one near me too where they do presentations and also no-pitch.

I'd go on ABnB and see what your competition is doing that you can copy.Maybe a Firepit out front (as long as it's not a fire hazard), maybe a cornhole set?