Resources used in education on DSCR:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/dscr-loans-what-are-theyhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/dscr-loans-terms-to-knowhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/brrrr-loans-what-are-the-options-and-how-do-dscr-loans-stack-uphttps://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/eight-questions-and-answers-to-dcsr-loans?

You say you have the tools and education to start " flipping," as you say, but  what if it's harder than you think?

I discovered the BP podcasts while educating myself about financial literacy & the FIRE movement.

Hey Kareem -A solid first step is educating yourself through podcasts, books, and forums like BP.

There are no fees to get in, usually has about 50 + strong, educational, forced networking, and overall a good vibe. 

Educating investors about market conditions is essential.

I started long ago with no education in real estate.

Add a very diversified economy here with banking, insurance, oil and gas, education, three medical schools, 3 law schools, life sciences, DFW airport, and so much more, it looks like the growth just goes on and on.As far as appreciation goes, that's always tough to predict. 

In a dream world - the comprehensive solution does all this: *task management and sequencing where you can drop a property into a sequence ie day 1 call, day 2 mailer (have it automatically mail out something like a postcard) day 3 etc etc etc*project management outside of the outreach sequences for what's next in the process ie schedule inspection, send the contract, etc etc*ability to have multiple users drive around and if you see a property you can tag an address and add it into a marketing sequence, and also track the streets you've hit so you're not wasting time driving by the same houses more than once *dialer (ability to parallel dial numerous numbers simultaneously to make cold calling more efficient - Ive used tools like orum and kixie in other industries, and when you receive a pickup, the other calls are dropped) *skip tracing/data provider *website landing page for converting online visitors to leads*electronic signature/docusign*secondary branded landing site on different URL for blasts for deal disposition to your buyer listWhat am I missing? 

You outsourced the entire transaction, and as far as I can tell, never went to Akron, screened a tenant, or were educated on the class of tenant that you are likely renting to.