Yes financing on SFR is easier, but what are your plans?

It also has rental registration and a noise ordinance targeted at students.

Sometimes it’s easier to apologize than to ask -wink -wink

If I understand it correctly, next time: use private money @Randy Thomason(silly me thought HM would be quicker and easier than making those private connections), budget for at 35% DP and work with someone that only relies on a BPO (that way, you know the person estimating market value knows the area--- I added that!)

The easier "get out of jail" card is to sell the house but I always hesitate to give such self-defeating advice. 

Living with a family makes it easier to write an offer as you can jump on something without being contingent on the sale or renting your current home. 

I would say Annual operating costs have increased due to such things as property taxes and insurance.It much easier to do a 3% to 5% increase every year, than wait multiple years and then try and catch up.

Burleson is booming, Cleburne is on its way with the new toll road making access easier to downtown FTW. 10 of my rentals are in JCO, they perform as well as any other.

I would explain to the tenant that you have no intention of removing them, but that your motivations actually align with theirs pretty well, it's easier to move and it's easier to fill a vacant unit both when the weather is nicer, hopefully that can at least get them to the end of your six month term where you can reassess if they want to stay or go then.Cameron

Be prepared to have fewer closings than a residential agent would be used to but the commissions are higher to make up or it, if you're targeting higher priced assets.The experience you will get in learning the transaction process, the due diligence required, and the financing strategies to get the deal closed will be better than any training from a Guru because you're in the transaction and learning it first hand.As far as tools, yes they're more expensive in the commercial world, it's just a cost of doing business, get's you larger to deals to make up for the expense, and lowers your overall tax bill at the end of the year.