@Brandon Yuan make sure to visit the Texas PUC site too for guidance on implementation.

But the contracting businesses get 1/3 down at contract signing . 1/3 when we start on site , and final upon completion . 

What might help you for the next attempt is to read (BP's book written by yours truly--The Hands Off Investor), and network (join a community where investors discuss deals, trade advice and observations--coming soon will be Passive Pockets, an offshoot of BiggerPockets which recently acquired the popular passive investing group Left Field Investors).

I know the midwest is very popular.

@Francys Ramirez Detroit is a VERY popular market for OOS investors.Will you be looking to buy/sell for yourself or other investors?

More than half of banana imports, America’s most popular fruit by volume, comes in through the ports being struck as of Tuesday morning, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.Other items I have read that are at risk are: cherries, cocoa, sugar, imported wine, beer and hard liquor.In the spirit of the strike impacting more than just materials and labor directly correlated to real estate, I intentionally posted this in "Off Topic" as I want to get a better understanding of what your concerns are with an ongoing strike.

3) Do you have any experience on auction sites for foreclosed homes? 

One site says you are limited to 5% while another says 10%.

A few other resources that offer funding opportunties for blighted and/or brownfield site renovations are MPCA, Kansas State Technical Assistance to Brownfields, DEED, LISC.

TurboTenant is a popular platform that offers various property management tools for landlords.