All of the advice given by previous commenters is good but if you are brand new and are paralyzed by overwhelming information and having trouble getting forward momentum, this could be a great fit for you.

I'd recommend to reach out to Michael Estes here in Austin - he may be a great fit to help you with what you are looking for based on your goals/anti-goals listed aboveMichael EstesTexas RE Broker License #494994www.trendRE.com

Additionally, I have seen people set offer deadlines and accept offers before the deadline hence I think it is best practice to get an offer in as soon as possible, call the agent before the deadline to see where offers are at, and adjust as you see fit.

Then find your REI strategy that fits your goals.  

From there, here are some questions you should ask to narrow down who you think may be a good fit for the results you are looking to achieve as an investor.Two important things to remember.

Let Kelly know to conduct further due diligence to see if the Ohio market and numbers are a good fit.

Having spent the last few days scrolling through the forums looking for areas that fit my price point.

But it well fits within a scope of my purchasing power.

I found myself to be too eager to get my first property and would have been more successful if I had waited for a better fit.

You can have both cash snowball and Longterm cashflow/appreciation models.So here are some examples which won’t be right for you unless they happen to fit the above.1.