Flippers and Brrr-ers of DFW: Which types of projects do you like?  1-cosmetic (paint, new floors, maybe a few small framing changes), 2-some real remodeling/maybe a major system or two (new baths, foundation + hvac, ...

Especially if your employer does contribution match. 

,I'd like to start off by saying I am very impressed at the varying levels of expertise represented on this site and that I only wished I would have learned of all of these opportunities earlier.A little background on myself, I 32 years old, a Texas Native (Houston Area) and for most of my adult life I have been employed (comfortably) in the oil and gas industry.

I'd love to eventually get to this point and I've read and heard on the podcast that you shouldn't necessarily start small, so I figured I'd try to run this property through my calculations.That being said, I'm trying to understand some of the additional costs that may be involved with a property of this size.

That gets you a water heater (at least on my rental in Memphis) and either a AC unit or Furnace roughly speaking.Roof is probably 4-6k depending on size.

In Denver, the biggest employers are the airport, hospitals, universities, and financial institutions.

Am I making this to complicated regarding sizing up a property? 

Is there any chance in the near future for you to change work and achieve 2 years of W2 employment at home.

Cause they will pull your credit score so you need to have a semi decent credit, also they will want % down, you will probably have to declare how much income you have per year and they usually like to see 2 years of stable employment This is for a regular conventional loan

I find it crazy the amount of money people are willing to spend to vacation in a closet sized house for a couple days.