A few tips to build it faster:1) Attend local real estate meetups and networking events—Houston has an active investor community, and BiggerPockets is a great place to connect with others before meeting them in person.2) Join Facebook groups and other online forums for Houston real estate investors.

Timing is also crucial, as the faster the market moves, the less likely past sales prices will be a concern.Good luck!

That's why the private money lenders are able to beat the wholesalers so easily and close a myriad of deals wholesale lenders will turn away immediately since they can't sell them on the secondary market easily. 

I still have some time to see if I can beat the $5500 price.

I've gotten a few bites and some apps but mostly dead beats with evictions and bad rental history. 

I buy multi family and single family from wholesalers because its faster and I use hard money loan to fund my deals

They key to isolating micro markets is knowing the cash on cash return per micro market, that way you know when you are beating the micro market, and hopefully beating the general market.  

The cost segregation will analyze the property to find assets that can be depreciated faster than 27.5 years.The accountant you work with will be able to help connect you with a cost segregation specialist.The most difficult part is completing form 3115 which will also calculate the 481(A) adjustment.The 481(A) adjustment is the difference between the correct depreciation calculation less the actual depreciation taken.

(After all, they could be completely honest with the costs but the costs be low because they are doing insufficient maintenance.)But you should also build in a contingency and assume costs will be at least a little higher than they say. 

One of my biggest concerns is that people are constantly going to beat me to all the best deals.