If you ever want to see the difference in person, just try running a cheapo Chinese nail into an old-growth 2x4 and watch it bend in half. 

It sounds like you're off to a great start.For your next steps, consider starting an LLC down the road for liability protection, but it's not a must right away.

Lubbock has a low barrier to entry and has several backup economic drivers by being the primary hub (agriculture, financial, healthcare, material goods, transportation, entertainment) for an area the size of most states east of the Mississippi.

However, if Honda takes up to 10 days to provide the payoff letter, you have a couple of options: Call Honda directly and escalate: Let them know about the urgency, and request an expedited payoff letter.

I currently live in the Midwest and, due to circumstances, house hacking is not an option for me.

MTM was 1k, 6 months was 900 and 12 months was 800 as an exaggerated example. 

Backstory:I received a call from an investor this week.

I would say an agent who is a property manager should always say hire a property manager or they should not be in the business.

I realize you are a ways away but if you get an attorney involved you are looking at more time and in my experience, most people are never are happy with the out come.

;-(  ) -- and I'm still searching for someone I could trust who could be an "A-team" "unicorn" like agent. ;-)Does anyone have recommendations?