You should be able to pull up a property on the MLS, zoom in on the map, and feel familiar enough to know if it's in a good area, marginal area, or bad area because you have first hand experience seeing it.

There are some unique loan options available for STRs--feel free to use me as a resource for any lending questions! 

Will be my first ever home here in Dallas Fort Worth, but I’ve lived here all my life and feel that it’s my competitive advantage knowing the ins and outs of a majority of the metroplex.

Feel free to reach out if you need advice and best of luck!

Please feel free to also connect with me on my LinkedIn (in my profile) so we could discuss more!

We were also about to put brand new LVP flooring throughout the downstairs when we noticed this issue....Recently, we had noticed the slope in our upstairs bedroom getting slightly worse, our window wouldn't close and it feels like some floorboards underneath the carpet are starting to come up so we contacted a foundation/basement company to come look at the issue.

That's awesome your tenant is looking into options for home repairs.If your tenant needs any advice or recommendations based on my experience, feel free to share my contact details.

Feel free to reach out if I can help.

Quote from @Michael Smythe: What you're really paying a franchise fee for is their systems and processes vs trying to set them all up yourself. 100% - I’m starting to feel like it’s worth it to set them up myself or partner with a broker who can help me get started.  

Good luck on your real estate journey, and feel free to ask if you have more specific questions along the way!