There is no point refinancing the almost paid off property to buy another-just get a mortgage on the new property.hard money lenders are going to charge you a higher interest rate.

In today’s market most homes will be worth more than their outstanding loan balance unless they are VERY recent purchases with little to no money down.

They will say its just more volume but there is no differentiator.

It's going to offer Strong economic growth, Appreciation (especially in DFW), Tax advantages (no state income tax), and a Growing population, including infrastructure and amenities. 

It is our full time job (so no other W2 job for us).

I know curb appeal is important, but is it possible to overdo it OR even have no curb appeal at all?

First of all it's very rare a seller gets a buyer's EMD deposit for buyer's financing falling thru.

If your broker does not have access to lenders that are fine with SCorp, reach out to me, i have a few that have no issues with this.

Many judges would feel you got paid even if no cash was sent to you.I could see this potentially working on a higher-end property that it in excellent condition with a Grade A tenant.  

What do you do to ensure that the tenant is responsible for security deposit disputes since that is the largest reason for owner lawsuitsHow familiar are you with the newly changed laws that can affect you the owner if they are not used correctly?.