Simple trying to build up my cash buyers.

Sounds like you'll either need his ink (plan for extra $ for a notary to visit the jail) or a court order recorded among the land records (or however it works where you are located for enforcing an agreement pursuant to a divorce/settlement), i.e. court involvement. 

As for the credit build up, get a couple of cards, use them but don't pay them off every month.

Assuming its best to do out of Austin proper due to prices and do flips to build up reserves to buy and hold eventually?

At the same time I am trying to build up my savings to put myself in a position to purchase my first property.

I've been focusing on wholesaling and lease options as my primary investing strategies for now to help build up some capital.

But if you genuinely try to get to know one or two people and start to build up a relationship, it will be a lot more sincere than just trying to ask 10 people how they got started. 

Im looking at doing a refi on my primary to do down payment and up dating on a rental...once updates complete on rental should rent for 800 leaving  400 a month cashflow...my thoughts are to build up 6 months of rent for problems arising on the rental..then pay myself back putting the extra dollars to paying off my primary home quicker 

My partner and I are starting to build up our portfolio of rental properties.

If you're asking about staying in the property a year before trying to get another FHA loan on a second property, that's the minimum that a mortgage company is supposed to make you wait, and even then you would need to have a good reason to be moving so soon, while keeping the first property (sounds harder than it is from what I've heard).If you provide more specifics about what you're hoping to do in the near future/long term, I could help think a little more about next steps for you, but in the current context, it wouldn't hurt to make sure everything is working well with your current property and continue to build up your savings.