See responses in bold above.Good luck.

Perhaps a bright red door and matching shutters.  

Red flags?  

And if you do come across a lender who is offering 100% without first collecting more information, it should raise a red flag.You don't necessarily need to have a deal to establish a relationship with a hard money lender.

The DFW area really necessitates looking at it in terms of sub-markets and micro-markets to make any sense of it.With that said, if you are focusing on areas such as Desoto/Red Oak/Cedar Hill or South Arlington (south of I-30) or Far North Arlington, your plan to visit prior to purchasing a property will probably be workable, particularly if you are OK with placing the offer using the Section 23 Cancellation Option in the standard TREC contract.  

I could have told you that from the color (shag carpet that was a mix of red, orange, yellow and green).

I thought I was the only one who disliked the typical yellow letter with bold WE BUY HOUSES FAST FOR CASH!!!!!

@Geoffrey JonesIn a subject to deal you don't replace the insurance, you got yourself as an additionally insured on owners policy so the policy doesn't change, it's a red flag to the lender, and then lender may find that the title has changed, then the bank calls the loan due and payable.People that do subject to that are completely broke and have not had training in subject to are asking for troubleA rule of thumb for subject to this have 3 to 6 months expenses in the bank for PITI and maintenanceAnd have a credit or have the cash to have a solution if the loan gets calledA perfect place for subject to is where you buy a house that needs to be fixed and flipped and you only have title for short timeIt is not for long-term buy-and-hold

As you cross the long Ebey Island trestle going into Everett, look for the old red landmark barn on the north edge. 

Clintonville has been red hot for many years.