A few things I haven't liked about lending include the concentration of risk and the high tax rate.

What are good strategies or online calculators to help make rehab estimates? 

The plan: I am identifying on/off market properties that are targets, will do all of the real estate work (listing, showing, advertising, vetting, etc) and will split the cost of the purchase of the home and the material costs for any needed repairs.The contractor will be subbing out portions of the job and be on site mostly full time until the project is completed. 

What you always want, in any eviction before any district magisterial judge here in my area, is a clear open-and-shut case where you are obviously high on the Mountain of Right, while the tenant is deep in the Valley of Wrong.But I don't operate out of Dallas and I really can't tell you with any real authority what's best there.

@Ben Freed I would recommend reposting this in the Upstate New York forum.

If you have ample time and want to be hands-on, I’d recommend choosing a market that interests you and building a team—including an agent, contractors, and a management company—to support you throughout the process.However, if you’re busy and don’t have the time to manage all these aspects, turnkey options might be a better fit.

I have bought 2 four plexes and looking to find the best structure with LlC , Lease and sub lease.

Went through the tools section under BiggerPockets and it referenced "TransUnion Full Credit Report by RentPrep" and linked to RentPrep's site.

If not, use the search feature available at this site.

A "trust account" is just a standard bank account where you hold renter funds separate from your own money.I recommend two accounts: checking and savings.