Anyone in the real estate business for  the long haul should be working to have direct relationships with their investors absent intermediaries IMO.  

If you don't then you are going to limit your success.Negotiation Ability: You need to have a system that you can use to negotiate with the seller and also deal with the buyersBrian Gibbons will definitely give that to you if you stick with it for the long haul

Try Travon Taylor at TC Taylor Hauling - they do a lot in the cityPM me for contact info.

As long as the monthly payments make sense, the deal will work over the long haul.

He is totally retired living on the Florida intercoastal waterway with all the toys and lifestyle you can imagine. 

Renting vs buying.....I was thinking of purchasing a home that I could do some extra work to and turn, no major over-haul, something simple....I have done this several times and have done well (just not in the Fort Worth area).

Here are two of my favorite lease clauses that should help you. a.Landlord informs the Tenant that the sewer system of the Premises is not designed to accept many types of items, included but not limited to, paper diapers, sanitary napkins, tampons, and children’s toys, balls of hair, grease, oil, table scraps, clothing, rags, sand, dirt, rocks or newspaper.

Point is, this is a long haul, you don't get a salesperson license, jump in and become a success, it takes a lot of time and a lot of experience. 

There was no “report”, but the licensed septic man (Walt Steuer) did not recommend any repairs; he simply hauled the waste away.

If you want to be in this game for the long profitable haul you need to make sure your properties align with your numbers, otherwise when the market hits a snag you may not be able to come out of the trenches in one piece.I remember when my husband and I went to bid at our first auction sale (we had attended several auctions before to get a feel of the atmosphere) I had an excel sheet for the property I was interested in and detailed profit/loss for every $5k increment of bid.