OR Hire a really experienced Realtor that specializes in Investment Real Estate that has gained valuable contacts over the years that could provide you with access to their resources for free OR Work directly with a Real Estate Investing company with decades of experience that can provide you with access to their contacts for free2) Finding a deal: Here's a few ways to go about that - You or your agent can search the MLS and crunch numbers on property advertised on the retail market and hope to find a deal that all of the other real estate investors in Texas may have missed OR You can attend auctions and try to outbid all the other seasoned investors there only to realize if you win then that means you paid too much OR Have random wholesalers send you the one off deals they get under contract OR spend the time, money, and energy in trying to become a wholesaler yourself OR Work directly with a Real Estate Investing company that can send you the largest source of deeply discounted property sent directly to your inbox in the form of a daily spreadsheet.3) Estimating Rehab, Holding and other Costs: Read FLIP by Rick Villani and Clay Davis and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs by J Scott.

It usually helps me understand the market rather than guessing if one of two amounts is way off base due to one guy being pricier generally, or one guy missing something in his estimation, or different levels of quality, or sometimes what seems like random chance.  

I have no issue paying for services rendered but a random text doesn’t fit that criteria to a tee.

Ive been made feel unwelcome as well when walking down random streets when I was familiarizing myself with the area.

As an agent, I am working with investors from both coasts and a few random places in between that are all investing in OKC.

However, I would be carefully to choose the right neighborhood and right location, instead of jumping to an unknown neighborhood randomly too soon (in case it is a rough neighborhood).  

First time researching probates in Maryland, what is the best approach so I won't have to be here all day searching through random estate information.

I've had friends start with the cheap online courses (from Groupon and other random places) to quit those and sign up with Champions.

So you need to know your numbers on the BRRRRRRRR before you even start.Strategy, planning, and looking a few moves ahead is very important for house hackers so that you don't just take random people's advice and then get stuck. 

There's definitely a lot of jitters calling new banks and having to send random people all your information, SS#, mortgage statements etc.