It was honestly luck, I didn't know much about real estate I just knew I needed a house that was unappealing to others to be able to buy it and have it fit in our budget.

Too many landlords bee-bop along thinking real estate investing is easy . . . then they get hit with a problem (or 20) and their world is turned upside-down because they don't know what to do.Read my book.

I am looking forward to meeting people from different aspects of the Real Estate Investing world.

@Cole DobbsIn addition, I may be able to help you and connect you with some key real estate investor players in the Houston, Texas market since I am an Investor myself that have done most of these real estate investing strategies and also an investor-broker who has helped over 400 investors like you. 

Start by asking for recommendations from local real estate groups, Facebook community pages, or other landlords in the area—they’re often the best source.What do you think about getting a good referral from a good property manager?

Nothing in real estate is too easy or easy for that matter.5 - Be skeptical of everything.

There are options like:Private Real Estate Funds: These allow you to remain in real estate but delegate all the management responsibilities to professionals.

If the applicant comes from the pool of people that I or my tenants know, I use real estate as a way to give back as many of my tenants will not qualify credit wise or may even have a criminal background or would struggle for another reason if I were to just stick to the "background/credit check" criteria. 

100% for 6 months is a lot of money.c) I and friends have quite a few Real Estate contacts in California.

- question: so NO real estate agent in this piece?