So lets dive in and get you up to speed on what's happening; I am currently deployed overseas until mid 2019 with a substantial amount of cash saved up and want to put that towards proper investments while I am away, so when I return home real estate investing will be my sole focus.

Does anyone have any recommendations on software or techniques one can use in order to speed up the process? 

I am a big believer that one should do the work at least once so they are aware of the type of work that is needed in order to complete a certain task so I am very pleased that I took up this task full speed ahead.

The Houston economy is one of the biggest and fastest growing in the Nation/World so it is a great place to invest if you take the proper precautions.Here is one: http://www.harriscountyfemt.org/This is an interactive flood zone map.

For example, you may have the fastest process to get your lead cash fast.

Some of the PROS include:- Speed of the payment (Zelle is nearly instantaneous)- Most are free (both Cozy and Zelle are free)- Not having to pickup checks or deal with excuses about checks getting lost in the mail - Not having to go to the bank/ATM to deposit checks or money orders- Not having to worry about bounced (NSF) checks- Payments can be automated so tenants and/or landlords don’t have to do anything after initially setting it up (the payment will just automatically transfer on the chosen day of the month each month)On the other hand, some of the CONS include:- Speed of the payment (This was also listed as a pro, but I wanted to point out that with some of the services - like Cozy - it can take a while for the landlord to receive the payment.

Just want the fastest way to get into our second investment.

He has a ton of free content online (videos/podcasts).There are others out there such as Eddie speed out of Texas and Martin Saenz who is local (NOVA).

Hey everyone,To bring you up to speed, I'm 26 years old and relatively new to real estate investing.  

I wouldn't break any speed record to financial independence,  but I'd definitely get there.