Sounds like a cool opportunity and it also sounds like a lot of folks have some good ideas/approaches.

I set my rent standards a little high and realized that rent is actually not that high.. we have a morgage on it and it looks like the house is selling for more than we originally paid 4 years ago.

To be fair, they needed a tad more work, but you get what I'm saying.

I live in DFW now but grew up in Abilene and do a lot of business there. 

Great questions - a lot of our borrowers will tap the equity using a refinance in order to purchase their next investment property.Feel free to give me a shout anytime, happy to help!

I have been listening to the podcast for a few months now and watching the "Real Estate for Rookies" YouTube show and I've been learning and also reading different books on real-estate investing.

It will probably save you a lot of time and headaches to go that route.

There are a lot of ways to invest in RE and each requires building necessary skills.  

I’ve been contacted by the Angi company but I’ve read a lot of negative comments regarding how the treat their contractors.

You will learn a lot, but you just may walk away with new friends, new partners, and maybe even someone who can call a mentor.