Not to mention that I own log term this beautiful house in a nice suburb of houston, where all the big components are brand new and expectin Lessons learned?

A common trap to fall into is seeing a nicely renovated house at a reasonable price tag.

I went ahead and pay the retainer fee to have anna as my retainer. so let see how this plays out  Nice, all the best.

If the loan cured or got bought at the steps we made a very nice return QUICKLY and if not we owned it..

There were some great places like a nice 4/3 on a corner lot, overlooking some preserve land.

You are going to need at least 40 -50% down.

Quote from @Wesley Yu: Point him to the law and how he failed to give you notice.If you want to be nice, offer to compensate him for some of the cost, since it is technically your property.

Brokered a client this 5br 2ba house in Portage Park neighborhood of Chicago but the cheaper less nice side of town for $350,000.

Very Nice.

With you not being there you're just going to need to make sure all the things you were doing and managing don't fall by the side.