@Hannah KarlovichIn my opinion, Requiring permits for things in Fort Worth is like saying - DON'T SPEED OR YOU'LL GET A TICKETDo people speed and not get tickets?

If others want to skip the hard part and invest in crypto or lottery tickets, you'll win by being patient.Hope this helpsGood luck

Repairing foundations is a big, big ticket item.  

Then once you have your golden ticket (pre approval letter) from the lender then you can begin looking for homes with a realtor and go shopping.

I charge 10% of the monthly rent, and if I have to go to the property in person for a routine inspection or to oversee a large job or high ticket estimate, Its $25/hr + $0.50/mile driven.Hiring a professional manager is ideal if you dont have the patience, mental space, or availability to receieve random spur of the moment repair and emergency requests.

Nashville and the Smoky Mountains were not anywhere near the ticket from the pandemic as they were before.

Now it is a loan so this means you will have to pay it back when the loan is payed off or when you sell the property, but regardless it could my ticket into owning my first rental property.

It's like they got their golden ticket so now it is time to go live and relax in a small vacation town.  

Exactly.I am selling a high-ticket course, and it made me a lot of money but the grind is unreal. 

I'm actually considering a refi on all my notes under my personal name, this way other big ticket items such as my personal residence, stocks, etc. that are held under my name along with my wife's can't be touched in the unfortunate event something happens rental property related and someone comes after just me.