I have looked at some of the mentorship programs out there, but am hesitant because most are preaching the same basics that I'm already familiar with, and more importantly not familiar with the local market of where I live.Would like to create some relationships with wholesalers, realtors, etc., that are familiar with Houston and it's surrounding areas. 

I've currently been using Deal machine basically doing as you're stating here for wholesale, so how would grumpy hare help?

Basic pricing seems reasonable at around $30/property/month, but that’s clearly their basic pricing with a bit of nickel and diming as you add in additional capabilities: 1.

Of those how many are 2 bed + home office or 3 beds, basically  suitable for a household earning $150K? 

What that means is that if you win, they let you win and they didn't want the property of they bid you up.These are the basics, but I think you were way ahead knowing it's not ripe to be an acquisition pipeline.

Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

This is basically only in 2 wards and the alderman have the ability to make zoning and land use decisions for their specific ward, but the whole thing is counterproductive.  

And the first property was a house hack where I rented out bedrooms to cover mortgage, while living there for basically free. 

Basically the concern is they tie up the property, collect enough rents to make a little bit, and then just default.

Basically means  that I will have to get the property to a condition that is acceptable for code enforcement during this period.