This one is pretty obvious but make sure you verify closing costs.  

If not, check out "Been Verified."

You need to find people that are experienced with it and verify it with references.

If you are looking to learn about real estate outside of Killeen, I'd suggest finding a comparable expert with a verifiable real estate portfolio.  

If someone comes to me, I'll send them your way.If you need help in your search or want to verify something don't hesitate to ask.For example: I have clients worldwide and things are just as easy as I e-mail them, talking on the phone.

So say you have a couple of properties and they are leveraged out. Banks seem to count 75% of rental income AFTER expenses right? So if income for a property is 2000/month, they count 1500 minus mortgage, tax and insu...

The seller/optionor can easily verify monthly online that you've made the payment.

Historically San Diego RE ROI has been much higher than those better cash flow locales (verifiable fact).  

I'd verify that they bill late fees to tenants up to the date the money is deposited to your trust account with them - it will make them more disciplined, too.

If only you have been reporting the property then it's a little murkier and you'll want to verify with your accountant the direction they would want to go.