(Draftsman will be under qualified, especially when permits and filings come into play.)

- What would be a good area for a flip in Dallas i.e high demand for SFR in that price point? 

To play it as safe as possible I bought a property in a B area, it was already occupied.

She was quiet and ignored my reminder on rent/ deposit until I served the 2nd 3 day notice on Sunday.She was fuming and claimed the notice was illegal and demanded a discounted rent because the condition is so bad (not clean upon move in, leakage from fridge, kitchen faucet leakage that he had to fix herself blah blah).

We are fortunate that we have a fair amount of our own money to play with.My idea is to work from OKC northward up I-35. 

If your other financial responsibilities in life are too demanding realistically you do not have the ability to take on more financial debt even if it is income producing.

You can request from you solar contractor to have a grid-tied solar only system installed that is prepped (plug & play) for future battery implementation.

Re laundry money, i never include this in my calculation - i simply look at it as bonus income. your vacancy at 3% sounds low, again not knowing the location its hard to sell. 5% would be my lower estimate in high demand location and proven 100% occupancy in the last 2-3 years.Repairs and maintenance, unless the property was recently renovated top to bottom or you would renew the large items like roofs, HVAC, water heaters etc 5% and 4$ is tight. 

It will be interesting to see if Trump does a complete turn around.In the last 24 hours the Chinese have made it clear how hard they will play. 

I will second that there is a significant lack of properties that are true "deals" right now since the hurricane has increased overall demand in the retail market and is driving fierce competition.