Eric,, I think why people go for the fund model is the idea that they are spreading their money into multiple notes being held by the company.. while in theory this is great but as you noted you don't really have any security compared to being the beneficiary of the debt instrument IE debt is in your name. 

Hit a few bumps throughout the process but overall went good and onto the next one! 

It allows you, the wholesaler, to transfer your rights to purchase the property to an investor.

I have family in Houston, Dallas, and the Valley, I was networking with brokers in San Antonio, but the Taxes seem to be quite high as well in that State, although much favorable laws/regs on the landlord side.

Here's the problem - in order to be fully dialed in the model needs to be unstable.

You could arrange to have your cleaners accept the deliveries at the property or hire a local handyman to do same and even assemble furniture.

Put aside if the owner of the home is a family member. 

JimGo to the city’s assessor’s website and look up the property record.  

I publish a lot of HoltonWiseTV content on TikTok and all, but TikTok's monetization is far inferior to YouTube's.

The idea of LTR in SFR is in my opinion the best place to start.