I would say message me on here, but your probably more likely to get my attention by filling out our website contact form.

While may not have high amount minimums, they may have a minimum $ threshold for cc processing, Ours is $0.60, with a discounted plan that could be a few as 8 records.

I don't know if I can sell my wife on moving into a fixer up but I assume the idea there is to repeat the process with the new house.

I think if you can nail that down you will be able to find a market easier.As a buy and hold investor some of the things that were important to me when deciding on a market were landlord tenant laws, price to rent ratio, housing demand, ability to build a team, large population 500K plus, multi-family availability and some other factors.take the process step by step and you will be fine. 

If your goal is financial independence, then selecting an investment city is a straightforward process due to the income requirements for financial independence.

Am I missing anything significant in this thought process? 

I'd be happy to talk with you about what you're looking for and what questions you have about the process.

Now my first property currently has a tenant that is not paying rent, so we started the eviction process.

I'm in the process of all my research and just want to learn all I can so the more information I can find, the better. 

Texas tends to favor landlords in these cases, but follow the legal process exactly—any misstep could delay things.As for protecting against retaliation or property damage, installing security cameras (if you haven’t already) to monitor common areas might be worth it.