Any platform recommendations to raise equity capital will be appreciated.

Indeed is a hiring platform with a variety of tools that can help you attract great candidates.

While this group is born from the BiggerPockets real estate community, we welcome investors on other platforms such as Connected Investors, etc.  

Our Members have access to a variety of real estate investment opportunities across different risk and return levels on the RealtyMogul Platform that empowers them to build a balanced portfolio that best fits their financial needs.

I will likely deploy it again into real estate but am investing in ETF for a few years to see if I can build consistent passive income.

If you're looking for a "value-add" property that needs a bit of work, the biggest risk that most of our clients run into is deferred maintenance and capital improvements as labor and material costs have gone up.The most non-extraordinary way that I've seen people making millions from house hacking is by simply buying a multifamily at a fair price, in a B- area, consistently raising rent, minimize vacancy, address maintenance issues, and just hold on (refinance and repeat).Hope that's helpful. 

However, there are a few things you should keep in mind.Most of these platforms require that you be an accredited investor in order to invest in their real estate syndication offerings.

A neighbor of mine, who had a duplex with the illegal addition cited, and his legal 2BR/1ba unit connected to the illegal 1BR/1ba unit, combined, so his duplex now consists of a 3BR/2Ba unit, in addition to original 3BR/2ba owner unit and doing very well.In your case, I would try to find an expeditor familiar with local zoning, building codes, as well as the politics of the area.

Hello everyone, My name is Austin Charlton. I'm very glad to be apart of this community.
Austin Charlton 

So to the extent you make it out to Dallas consistently, in my opinion its worth it.