I would never recommend buying a property with negative cash flow from the outset, but if your goals are mortgage paydown and capital appreciation over the long term, you don't necessarily need a ton of positive cash flow.That said, $150-200k is probably the sweet spot as far as purchase price for this strategy.

Whether that's how far away from downtown Dallas, (Denton, Frisco, Lewisville, Murphy, Sachse) or your price range, (200,000-300,000 is your sweet zone for duplexes in North Dallas)Im looking for the same kind of deal and those are really hard to find. (200,000 under duplex)

I will try my hardest to keep this post short and sweet. 

Her accent is minimal and she's very sweet on the phone. 

When my husband and I tracked our spending we found we were spending close to $600 a month on eating out, Uber eats and those late night sweet runs.

So one of the reasons I like managing my own properties is I can vet the tenants myself, not only screening criteria but in one of my units I had someone who contacted me, and frankly her credit score was below my criteria but she reached out told me she has two kids and really loved the unit and she’d be sure to make the payments, I decided I’d at least show her the unit, and when I met her she was super sweet & I could just tell she would take good care of the place and really prioritize making her payments, and I was right even the few times she’s been late she’s apologized and has never missed a month of payment, so I’d self manage your properties in the future & I think if you know how to both screen & read people you’ll do better than with a property manager.