No magic, simple math.

If you are looking to keep your townhouse as a rental and find another primary , if you have kids in school , I would recommend Severna Park , Arnold , then Pasadena . ( preferably a community with either a pool and or water access .Nothing in this county pencils out as a rental unless you look in Glen Burnie and North . 

The area is very desirable, great schools, restaurants, shops and major airports close by. 12 mins from downtown St.

Focus on neighborhoods like Northeast Dallas (Richardson, Garland) for tech job proximity and great schools, or Oak Cliff (Bishop Arts District, Kiestwood) for gentrification and trendy appeal.

No coach is going to offer a magic pill and bolster your balance sheet.

There are any number of Real Estate schools available to you, so choose the one that compliments your learning style, whether that be online or in person or a hybrid. 

This variation in training appealed to me vs. a weekly training held by the same person... feels too much like school. 

I'm now realizing that in the state of South Carolina, the tax rate jumps 2% for rental properties to help fund public schools, a $600/mo cost that I didn't account for when using the calculators in the earlier stages.

Sometimes you can get the school district population."

You magically get the seller to cover every single closing cost (A $12k gift, or a trick to get you to buy their problem.).