I felt I had a good head start since I was already a real estate agent and was very comfortable with finding comps and figuring out the ARV.

You can learn to do this independently or get a rockstar REALTOR to lead the way.

My husband and I own our home in Pflugerville and are thinking of renting it out while we're in Portland.

The agent turned down a seller financing option - although it was not ran by the seller - because the agent said the seller is so done with the property that she wants nothing to do with it at all.

Any investors or agents in Porto?

If you want to be completely anonymous, you can use a Registered Agent.

If you have no desire or ability to go to your own hundreds of thousands dollar investment, why even deal with it?

We'd love any introductions and support from other investors, agents, lenders, or contractors in the area.Thanks,Mike

My elderly grandfather owned a two-family home in the area, but over the years, the property had fallen into neglect.

You take that best guide as a base and put your own spin on it but make sure you don't copy proprietary content or do plagiarism.