It’s a winning strategy…..  

If so, what strategies worked for you?

A great resource to check out is The Frugalwoods—they share practical strategies for cutting food expenses without sacrificing quality.

It also gave me the chance to experiment with short-term rentals before transitioning to a long-term hold, reinforcing my strategy for growing a real estate portfolio.

And do they care if I do rent by the room strategies?

@Derick Jennings Without knowing more about your situation, I'd likely recommend a house hack, a strategy I wish I would have known about when I got started.

Sounds like strategy call would make most sense to see what your goals are with REI and being an agent to determine if the organization I represent aligns with the direction you are looking to go. 

Make sure you have other exit strategies in place, Fort Worth allows up to 5 unrelated people last time I checked.

Although I am still new to real estate, the strategy that seems most appealing to me is long-term rentals, but in regard to investing in real estate, I am very open to any other strategies in the business.

Lastly, ADUs are allowed for NON owner occupied properties, opening this strategy up for investors who could convert a SF into two units.