@Wenjuan YaoJoin any Kilgore yard sales groups as well and make sure to message the admin of the group to let them know you own a property in the area.

The two palm trees in the front yard are the crem de la crem.  

You can "drive for dollars" hang door flyers, or attend "garage or yard sales" which are typically prior to estate sales, sticky notes, and handwritten letters can help you.  

Maybe some of these ideas will help you -Learn Power prospecting - where to find the motivated seller (not listed real estate)Negotiating - how to put the deal together - how to control equity and take possessionContract Engineering - what important clauses to use to able you to assign properties, what to do if things don't work - how not to get sued - Controlling real estate - how to control hundreds of properties with little or no money using check funds - delayed financingCreative Financing - Delayed settlement - banking days - hybrid offers - joint ventures - partnering with sellers - vertical break ups - front porch clauses and contracts - etcA team - a lawyer -they are a dime a dozen - agents - the same price - title companies there are many right in your back yard - none of the above will help you until you have something for them to work on.

Right now we're only getting 1-2 calls a day from a sign in the yard.

Appraisal, underwriting, whole 9 yards.

*Doing a thorough background check for every tenant and making sure I never make exceptions for things like UD's *Marketing the property heavily so I can get the most rent possible*Waiting for the right tenant while adjusting rent accordingly in order to fill vacant spaceWhat I am considering adding to this plan:*Installing a security system for the tenants to use to make good tenants more likely to lease in this area*Purchasing heavy duty deadbolts and doors*Putting signs in yard that say the property is under surveillance and has a security system*Requiring every tenant to obtain renters insuranceDOES ANYONE HAVE ANY CRITICISMS OF MY LIST OR BULLETPOINTS TO ADD TO THE LIST (I am mostly looking for answers from someone who has experience being a landlord in tougher areas but if you lack experience and have an educated response then by all means)???

I have a nice old door on it that I can salvage, and there is already a mini-mudroom off that door, so you actually go through three doors right now to enter the house.Plus, the screen door was going to go anyway.That front bush is a bush more than a tree.  

From what I gather the house will need a new drive way, garage door, paint, yard cleanup, and carpet in 2 bedrooms.My ultimate goal would be to take the loan, over 10 years, interest only, and a few years in refinance it into a conventional mortgage and use the excess money to go towards house #2.

Houses tend to have less quality finishes, small yards, big fronts, small backs.  6)  Frisco = working people in Tract homes.I will be nice and stop before I get to the areas that you and I list on our profile.I am not trying to be rude, I just want to make it clear.