I have a 2 bed 1 bath garden unit, I have this possible tenant who is interested, she makes about $3500 with disability and social services.

Join local real estate meetups, online forums, and social media groups for advice and insights.

@Layth BataynehTo optimize your investment in DFW, join local real estate groups, attend events, use social media, and engage with agent-friendly agents.

Hey everyone, my name is Sam Horace a 18 year old aspiring investor and entrepreneur looking forward to becoming a licensed agent soon.

@Shaun BeckRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

A lot of this game has turned into a social media/marketing business instead of RE investing.  

I don't keep printed copies of their social, date of birth, driver's license, etc.

By strategic, I'm assuming you mean brand/positioning/strategy and not specifically social media marketing, correct?

Can anyone recommend any meetups or social media groups that I should check out?

But the reality is that the majority of stable, SUCCESSFULLY self-employed entrepreneurs will do pretty much anything to own their own house, and the ones that aren't financially capable of doing so yet will understand the income-verification problem quickly.