Since Texas has requirements for Lease Options of more than 180 days so stringent that even the most knowledgeable investors do not want to do them,  ask them how they fulfill those requirements? 

Hey @Brandon CervantesCongrats on taking the mental leap towards finding your fulfillment.

All I need from you is a list of the following:~ zip code(s)~ property criteria ( poor, fair, average, good, excellent) SFR, MFR, COM~ margin/ percentile range (amount you'd like to make ARV)Please send me a message and myself or partner will reach back out to introduce ourselves and make sure that we are able to fulfill your request.

You could go ahead and offer to rewrite your original purchase agreement, acknowledging the seller's need to complete probate and agreeing to $50/day until the seller can fulfill the sale. 

They all recommend you review the terms of your contract but why should you be obligated to fulfill the terms of your contract when the property manager is clearly not holding up his end of the bargain?

I'm going to great lengths to roll out 95% LTV $1.5m o/o SFR, I'm also constantly analyzing fulfillment/funding times, etc, would I be doing all of that if I were the only game in town? 

My ultimate goal is to invest in real estate but I am having trouble gaining initial traction and identifying which steps will be the most instrumental in fulfilling this objective.

auction.com website hosting bank owned, there seems more possibility to do hard money.as a rule if you're dealing with a county's auction directly even hosted by aucton.com that defaults to county, I would not use a lender (hard money company) regulated  by the state or national level) and i dont think they can fulfill a county auction closing timeline and you lose your deposit.

My life long goal, like a lot of people here, is to own enough properties to where my expenses are covered by my cash flow.

I get a great sense of joy and fulfillment seeing the process of something that looks old and unattractive transformed into something amazing.