Purchase price: $165,000 Cash invested: $10,000 My wife and I bought this single family house last fall with the intention of house hacking it.

With slippery surfaces like wood you may have a tenant slip and fall, with hard surfaces the chance of breaking bones is higher. 

You could do a quick google search for any of these terms like "top cities for population growth in 2020" and find a variety of lists and see where any of your options fall on the list. 

The other one lied on her application,  but is still there and some outside group is falling for her scam and paying her rent.I was planning to get many more houses there. 

But I’m always traveling to OKC in my off time because it’s nothing here in Wichita Falls.

(and Slum Housing is the order of they day, many areas will quickly fall into a state of filth and depravity--that's how they like it!)

As far as your first deal no one is ever ready just know if you find a good deal and can network everything else will fall in place.

Just curious how a deal falling thru after a 7-10 day IP puts a homeowner in a worse position?   

One thing I had to learn early in my career was don't fall in love with a property!

If your lease is silent on this, you may be in for some pushback.