All i could say is first need to do your research, you need to know the market status on your area, trends, and also if you could utilize the power of internet, like make an announcement on facebook or just create a website, forthomebuyers is doing the same thing and they focus their market on Texas.

I have been concentrating on buy-and-hold rental properties in more rural areas of North Florida and, to a lesser extent, the Ft Lauderdale area and I've seen the same thing:  Prices have risen more quickly than rents to an extent that it is difficult to find properties with the right fundamentals.  

I do almost all of my maintenance and what I don't do I have long-term business partners handle according to my specifications -- lasting fixes when necessary, high-quality paint that can be touched up repeatedly, Whirlpool appliances, hardwood and tile I do myself.I am on the electrical board and the outlets, I am on the roof, I am inspecting the windows, I am on the gutters all the time, I am liberal with the weedkiller concentrate, saving myself money in the long run wherever I can.What happens when you're extended from here to eternity with 75 SFR and three furnaces die in the first heavy cold snap?

I know in our area here.. most realtors simply are not going to work with contracts that don't have POF's  they have trained their sellers that its a waste of time to work with any contract that does not have POF>and not just mail order internet POFs must be from local reputable lender that they can verify..

There is not internet in the house, so the system has to be cellular with remote monitoring.

Remember, advice you get on the internet will not count if IRS determines that you commuted prohibited transaction, but attorney's advice you can rely on. 

I put my pics with alt tags and watermark on the MLS, to get more traffic and internet presence...wellllllll my silly little humans... 

And this is coming from a guy who routinely melts down on my cell, cable, internet provider tech lines.

My primary thoughts are to used some of these funds to structure the business, pay some internet and marketing overhead, and use funds for EM.  

Probably because it attracts the poorest people in high concentrations.