It's an active business, not passive so I believe that requires continually evaluating the property, adjustments to decor, etc may be needed as well to make sure I'm fully optimizing the property.I have a lot of home renovation experience from my own personal home and my LTR's already so I'm very used to this kind of work.

EXAMPLE: college student living with parent(s).Regarding using child support - suggest you follow mortgage requirements:1) Need copy of divorce decree to determine ages of children, so you can confirm how long it will continue.2) Need proof of at least 3-6 months of actual payments, as too many deadbeat dads.

And defer the depreciation recapture indefinitely (if you continue to do 1031 exchanges and cost seg over and over)

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

So, you may continue.

All the best to you as you continue your journey.A

@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.

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

I would like to refinance but my partner wants to continue buying property out of pocket.

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.