., customarily banks and short sales try to give you a Special Warranty Deed, I write into my contract that I was a General Deed (it is much broader).

Another keyword you could use in a search could be Jefferson County, perhaps you can find PMs servicing broader Jefferson County? 

Ultimately, a self-directed plan is just like any other IRA or 401(k), just setup and serviced a bit differently so as to have broader investment choices beyond just exchange traded assets.Your first task will be to learn more about these programs and determine which type of self-directed plan service is best for you.A 3rd party self-directed IRA custodian can document investments into non-traditional assets. 

I posed this question in a broader since a few days ago and stated that I was really looking for advice from someone in or around Houston and it didn't get any comments.

But if structured the right way, it could be a profitable venture for everyone.I'm in California and I have an arrangement with another investor on the east coast where we help each other out so we both reach a broader market than we could individually and we are able to wholesale more properties.

Hi Derek, yes he did offer DIC policies but they are actually even more expensive since they are even broader and also cover landslide, mudflow, flooding, etc.

There are some that properties that come up here, but seeing some of the numbers that others mention on the forum I just wanted to have a broader look at other markets (in my area 4plexes that generate around $40,000 gross income go for about $500,000 in smaller cities).

I have print advertising now, in addition to my mail marketing, and it generates a much broader range of sellers than my mail marketing.

After my first meet up in a group of real estate investors, my eyes were opened to a much broader view.  

i was down there back in march and loved the booming downtown, general accessibility of the city, and the things you guys mentioned above. i like the small town vibe n thriving music scene, too. i live in the city (nyc/sf) where nothing in remotely affordable but i've lived in/visited to a bunch of small towns across us (austin, portland, seattle, denver, nashville, richmond, blacksburg, etc). my buddy lives down there (last 7 years) n knows the area but wanted to get a broader opinion and to build a network..on the east coast, my $ goes further in greensboro than say slum-lording around the DMV (pg county, bmore..)i essentially wanna leverage up while i have income, while rates are low...also, i like small towns..my priorities are likely, -stability-location (convenience, families)-uniqueness (like the southern bungalows vibe and trees..