Somewhat of an obvious comment, but if you do get a tenant this time of year, push/incentivize to do a 18m or even 15 month lease to avoid the cycle of having to go through the same process next Jan. 

Looking to get connected to likewise investors I am actively looking for multifamily, buy and hold properties in the Dallas/Fort Worth area as well as contacts in all aspects of real estate.

It was my first and only property in that particular area so I will know to avoid winter time vacancy there at all costs.

Avoid the "shiny object syndrome" by narrowing down your niche as soon as possible.

The area this home was in is in a neighborhood that our last purchase occurred so our familiarity brought comfort to the rental aspect.

I want to stay smart and objective and avoid ending up like everyone else in $500k houses with 30 yr loans but of course there are risks to what we're doing (and headaches with landlording).

You can hear real-world examples of how others have built their investment portfolio and (hopefully) learn to avoid their mistakes.4.

I have found that commercial lenders seem to specialize in different aspects.

@Gaurav Mehta in what aspect ?

The often overlooked downside aspect of having a license is that it can hurt you when negotiating your own deal.