I would advise on "house hacking" or rental by the room to increase revenues and get going quickly, so focus on location nearby one of the hospitals/colleges in the area so you can maximize your investment and minimize risk.

There are several meetups in the Temple/Belton area:  https://www.meetup.com/Masterminds-of-Cen-Tex-Real... https://www.meetup.com/Temple-Cashflow-Club/

I decided to get an inspection on both properties pre drywall and my inspector found several issues from warped roof trusses, all steps un-level, damaged metal wall framing, un-level flooring and un-level concrete flooring.

This is a risk when investing in communities with HOA's.

Seems like a great website for investors and I've known several who used it.The sites they had set up seemed great.Haven't heard of any agents using it, but if it is similar to the investor websites, I would think it should be good.Does your brokerage not have software for you to use?   

@James ZhangThere are some good investor friendly lenders for the Dayton area, and several other states.70-75% of purchase + rehab can be done even if you bought the property for cash initially.For 70% of appraised value, you will need to own the property for 1 year (and a day).

We still have several markets that beat the 1% rule.

The mortgage will be a non-recourse loan, which means that your personal assets are not at risk if the borrower defaults on the loan.The overall BRRRR strategy involves buying a property with SDIRA funds, using a PML or HML for rehab, renting it out for income, refinancing to retrieve the initial investment and equity, and then repeating the process with the acquired equity.

I have read about several people starting their investment portfolio out of state ,or at least far from where they live.

I'd like to use a CRM that can manage several things as follows:Lead communication/follow upLead texting - not for blasting, but for follow upDeal management - storage of purchase contracts, etc.Lead disposition - where I can blast out deals to buyers in predefined format