I don't think you're going to be outbid or outsmarted by investors offering on properties per se.  

I am reaching out to investors in the Area North of the Hobby Airport in SE Houston. 

That is something they had to build, but the solution isn't technical per se.

as much as i am a pro se person for small matters, in buying a property with such long term holdover, my only 2 options would be- a decent cash for keys offer- retain a local attorney with a track record of swift holdover eviction proceedings in court.why hasn't ur seller issued any notice to vacate?

I have been educating myself on real estate topics/investing/wealth building, and I believe that wholesaling, and assigning contracts is the most appealing to me starting off, as I do not have the cash necessary currently to buy and flip houses per se.

There are a lot of SE WI investors on this site. 

For myself, I chose blue collar areas and 2+ bedrooms, near schools (not colleges per se). 

I've got a house I'm planning to have under contract by Wednesday, 12/23. I'm looking for a private investor to fund the project. It's a foreclosure that would be a great flip. Here's the basic rundown of the numbers:...

The more popular recommendations that aren't specifically about RE per se are Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Think and Grow Rich, The E-Myth Revisited, and the 4 Hour Workweek.  

SE MI is the land of opportunity.