You just need confirmation from your broker the amount you would receive from the commission (if they take a cut), if you're your own broker you can authorize that yourself. 

If so, you open yourself up to a larger pool of candidates.

I have my dad’s house (he passed 2 years ago) and am wanting to rehab it & rent it.  

Whatever you estimate a deal to be, isn't what it will be.

It can be a very good market, but the why behind your choice may help us give you better advice on how to move forward.Before realtors and property managers, you really need to meet other investors so you are making a good move by trying to do that here, but it would be better if you could do it in person.

To record it as December, you would have to back date it and the bank reconcilation would be off.

I don't mean to be negative and obviously, you are going to do what you want to do, but to put it in perspective, I bought one of my 1st properties in 1990 (at a peak), and sold at a significant loss in 1997, due to specific circumstances.

DFW is a fantastic market for multi-family investments, thanks to its strong job and population growth.

With the internet, there aren't really do overs -- most websites have other websites that grab (legally or illegally) information . . . it is pretty impossible to make anything disappear once you put it online.

As long as you're doing that, there's always a risk, and 50 years from now it will probably be illegal everywhere to operate STRs in residential zoning, just like it's illegal to operate a steel mill there.