The tenant needs to go to their bank and set up the ACH.I have never had a tenant complain about depositing into my account.They can go through a drive through and they get a receipt. 

They are big burly guys that smell like diesel fuel, drive jacked up 4x4s, have neck tats and chew tobacco for breakfast. 

You're doing one of the best things you can do by driving the neighborhoods.

I’ve been looking up the expenses and stuff and actually did a drive by.

I have all records to sustain P/L. 

If it’s on a slab, duct scopes can reveal blockage, disconnects, decay, and is a great idea.Scoping a sewer line is a great idea if there are a lot of trees on the property, people drive or park where the line runs, or the house is very old.

Credit scores above 580 will primarily drive your interest rate moreso than being able to get a loan at all, and if you have no debt and good payment history on at least a few things you're probably already above 580. 

I am drawn to it because the cost of HML and private lending will be higher and I do not have to worry about where funding will come from.We are looking for our first property within reasonable driving distance of DFW.

His father who is elderly and cannot drive is living with the tenant who is on the lease.

Having fun the numbers through some online calculators, it looks like there is plenty of equity to cash out refinance or HELOC without driving my mortgage up.