Its always nice to hear positive things about local people. 

However, a few things you could do: You could talk with them & learn more of their story to figure out why their credit score is low as well as the type of people they are.

I've heard of people doing this, but you need to be rehabbing it enough to make it higher value so ideally you need to be purchasing something that needs some rehab so that you can increase the equity because otherwise you're not gonna have enough equity to pull out

There are lots of helpful people in this forum and LOTS of posts to scour.

Pricing in DFW probably means you wont live rent free,and will have to pay your fair share of normal rent, but you also get 3 more people contributing to your loan paydown and you get to keep the appreciation.Buy hey...maybe I'm wrong....go talk to a local bank or credit union near where you live and get a term sheet from them for financing. 

You also want to go to real estate investor meetups to get reps with people who do what you want to do.

Team of people watching notifications and contacting guests and if necessary going out to property to address issues.

I am seeing a lot more people go that route instead of turnkey. 

Wonder whether people have seen similar trends.I also wonder how people feel about Ashford WA, vs Packwood, WA.

Many people have had a great experience with home warranties, myself included.