I will admit it's lacking a few features I would really like, but it does the IMPORTANT stuff well!

If often more that they are abandanoning the property to the government because there is some type of constraint, i.e. there is a street light oddly placed in the middle front part of the parcel, there is a creek or wash (which means environmental permits would be needed), there is lack of true legal access, zoning problems, etc. 

When I hear how much people are spending on education with gurus or even 'local' coaches, it breaks my heart--that money could've been a downpayment on a house.If one is committing to spending tens of thousands of dollars whether upfront or splitting a minimum amount of deals, it's one of the worst mistakes that you can make in my opinion...In a world where information is at our fingertips and there is a blueprint that exists for everything, you'd be better off investing in courses on overcoming fear of change, lack of motivation, etc.

I enjoy real estate investing and agency waaay more than the monotony of the laboratory so I know where you are coming from. 

I found this on TREC and sent to my current broker, but they still will not post open house on the MLS: https://www.trec.texas.gov/agency-information/rules-and-laws/trec-rules§535.4 License Required(g) Unless otherwise exempted by §535.5 of this chapter (relating to License Not Required) and §1101.355(d) of the Act, a business entity owned by a broker or sales agent which receives compensation on behalf of the license holder must be licensed as a broker under the Act.§535.5 License Not Required( c ) A real estate license is not required for an individual employed by a business entity for the purpose of buying, selling, or leasing real property for the entity.

I didn't think of them like that, more as a new platform but you definitely could be right considering the lack of resources on them.

Quote from @John Mason: Talk to these guys and seehttps://awning.com/vacation-rental-property-management/gulf-...Yes, I’m talking to rental agencies in that area, but they can inflate the numbers to attract more owners, maybe should take with grain of salt.  

State Farm agencies are notorious for underinsuring condos. 

VA I think most want the benefit of zero cash down so thats a bit of a draw back and the inspection is rare so approved for VA wont go through with funding due to lack of inspection.Again I have never bought a house at auction nor am I in the Military so this is just from my research but not tested. 

Tenant suffers damage due to flood for failure by landlord to inform him that the property is in 100-year floodplainA 100-year floodplain refers to any area of the land designated as a flood hazard with 1% or greater chance of flooding each year by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.