If you are looking to be an investor then I would suggest you don't be an agent that is a poor mans game and it will make it way more difficult to find deals. 

After a lot of back and forth, she proceeded to share a few receipts, with multiple duplicate receipts, that do not total to amount that I was charged on my card, and there are discrepancies in the charges such as multiple mattresses, multiple coffee makers, 116 towels, etc.

Quote from @Leah Miller: @Justin LandesmanInsurance has been bound for weeks already so that shouldn't be an issue. 

Most properties are remotely managed by owners/PMs and what was suggested would be an impossible and unrealistic standard to set - much less enforce. 

Padsplit may also be an option if you want to be a little less active in managing. 

A friend of mine invested in one last year—apartments upstairs, a small coffee shop downstairs - and the combination of income streams made it a steady performer.Scaling with a 1031 Exchange:While not applicable unless you sell a property, planning for a 1031 exchange could help you scale quickly while avoiding capital gains taxes.

Might be an additional cost there.If units are updated, capex items look good, leases and tenants look solid, and there are no other regular expenses besides the 5200 in insurance/property taxes then I like this deal.  

You can be an agent, property manager, service provider, etc. 

With careful planning and market analysis, Dallas can be an excellent place to grow your portfolio.Good luck!

We travel for work (healthcare) and chronically live out of MTRs, so it will be our first time operating a shorter term, but won’t be an entirely foreign situation to us.