To be clear, the potential guest involved wanted to walk through the rental prior to booking it. 

Because anyone quoting you this price for anything inside a basement with the need to haul the dirt elsewhere is clearly getting ready to rob you.

Start by narrowing down a market, researching local teams, and setting clear investment goals.

Just from the way you presented your intro, it's clear you are driven and passionate about real estate.

Clearly there is a lot of competition in the Dallas market.

hey tim, i should have been more clear. i will be doing all of the property management per se, just looking for an organizational tool via an app or software that will consolidate the communication for my duties. i only have one out of state property and just dont think the amount paid is worth the relatively low stress of this specific quality property and tenant pool. i will look into stessa and buildium- thank you for the recs!

I'm also wondering what others thoughts are on the integrity of REICLUB to host and appear to endorse a program that is clearly a SCAM. 

Especially in blue states, if you’ve gone through an eviction that generally takes multi months, it’s a clear indication of poor behavior in most instances.

Unless you are getting a bank loan and are willing to accept higher interest rates and balloon payoffs, buying within an LLC is not a clear-cut decision.An LLC can be created very quickly and should costs under $1K, but you need to know there will be costs and time to maintain that LLC every year.  

The laws are clear in every state, you don't pay rent, get out.