There's a good amount of takeaways here, but my main action item is to continue to research different regions on my own. 

We have our investment criteria and if we can underwrite at/near the investment criteria (given our market research - mainly centered around growth and employment outlooks), then we go ahead with a deeper analysis/LOI. 

We mainly look for a monthly cash flow of $250 or higher with a CoC return of 12% or better but we do deviate if one is substantially high while the other metric is lower.

My main concern right now is being inexperienced and jumping into a market like Dallas which is very very hot right now.

I know how frustrating it can be to have a bad property manager, it was the main reason I wanted to get into managing.

Main Home: My thoughts were that they have breached the contract by not providing the keys or allowing entry to the property with proper notice.

I don’t have a crystal ball, nor does anybody else on this forum, so I wouldn’t suggest that you stand idle while good deals pass you by.Within the past 18 months, multifamily properties have been in short supply in San Antonio up along the I-35 corridor.

One of the main reasons I chose my brokerage is how much they work with investors. 

My credit which is usually in the mid to upper 700s in the upper 600s right now due to the new card and mainly the debt utilization rate I presume. 

The seller is refusing to supply the trust as he feels it's private information and he has the deed to the home so nothing else should be needed to sell.