Good luck!

You should consider creating a good entity either way, but especially if you are going to self manage.

If they pass that smell test and fit our other criteria then it's usually a good fit. 

If you find yourself in a similar situation, I highly recommend exploring the gift of equity deals and using sweat equity for renovations.

Obviously, if I'm trying to comp a property and Propstream gives me stuff with sold prices and ARV's from 10 years ago, that doesn't give good comps.

You need to find one with a good reputation, then work their program completely.

Good luck as you all transition into Dallas!

Keep in mind your mortgage pricing/rate may change by doing this, so good to loop in your lender early on to let them know your intentions. 

We have found good luck looking in the smaller markets just 30-45 minutes outside on the city. 

All good reading and listening, education is best and if you want to learn you have to ingest as much information as possible.I read many books that helped me, but my go-to is listeining to at least 2hrs of podcast with real examples per day.One very important things that "want-to-be" fails is to understand that real estate has many different specialities, so you have to focus your time in your real project.