My final decision was to keep investing in my market (Dallas Fort Worth) and just spend the money to rent a place in Disney World.

If you are truly interested in building a brand, spend the necessary time on the details. 

IRS has information sheets that explain the difference of household employee vs. not. 

@Tua Toiaivao  Your idea of doing "hustle methods" before spending tons of money on marketing isn't a bad one as a way to get started and get your feet wet, but I don't think that with the current market conditions you're going to have much success with deals that are listed on the MLS for the reasons others have listed above.  

The median household where we live is 465,000. 

If they have the time to spend on BP answering a lot of questions this time of year I'd have some concerns.

Some are good enough to spend time on, but at the end of the day, they don't really solve your problem of generating true, current, repeat, targeted and motivated leads tailored to your needs. 

Even if I end up spending $10K out of pocket to finalize this deal. 

If you aren't working, it will be hard to get a mortgage especially if your household has no income.

You might be the 1 out of 50 that find a deal but I would rather spend you time procuring a turnkey rental and basically hit some singles.