The possibility of loosing your house is enough incentive to get people to pay.

I would recommend no more than 4 for the first, just for the ease of financing and getting the best terms until you're more experienced in this area. 

I think great to give people a book to read to answer their questions.The truth is if you REALLY want to get involved in something get ready to LEARN.If you can't be bothered to read a book for a week, you're not ready to invest.

I believe you can set your name in TurboTenant to whatever you want and many people use TurboTenant as an LLC name.

These are good questions for a CPA, not random internet people.

I want to pick some of your brains—whether you're newbies or experienced agents—on where you have found the most success in finding qualifying cash buyers.So far, I've tried Facebook, Craigslist, cold calling, etc., but nothing has worked for me.

For context, my rent will just cover my PITI for my primary, nothing more--interest rate is 6.3% on a 300k home (so side question, are other people also just getting PITI covered by rent in North Dallas single-family homes, or am I just bad at this??

Many people purchase without an agent at first, and as long as you know your strategy & numbers it is reasonable.

*One quirk that made financing more complicated: the banks got nervous when they saw that just two people (the investors I mentioned earlier) own more than half of the 48 units, and wanted a big down payment.

TRA is for people that are homeless and living in a shelter.