If you are considering it more for regular life benefit then I say go for it, knowing that it is the primary reason and anything you get from the investment part is just a bonus. 

You are not able to charge for regular wear and tear, so unless it's a real damage you just need to pay for it. 

If investors get the sense that your serious(regular posts/comments) they are more likely to work with you.  

I do not do wholesaling, but regularly connect with wholesalers in the Chicago market.  

I love investing in Ohio  its a great market thought do more in Toledo then Cleveland take regular trips there over the years have built great teams on the ground  which makes all the difference.. recently expanded to Kansas city  and am happy there to but teams on the ground that you can trust is the key to doing out of area investing

I might one day invest out of state, but it would be a location that I would regularly visit.

We hope to be regular contributors here very soon.Donnie & Tina

Hi @Caleb Bryant, yes I regularly work with investors and retail buyers/sellers.  

Waive all contingencies @ 90k through the REO, or negotiate a solid occupied property @ 110k through a regular sale.

Since 20 days notice is required, the next foreclosure date will be the first Tuesday of the month following the expiration of 20 days (foreclosures in Texas are all carried out the first Tuesday of every month).The trustee will charge for this service, which includes notification, by both regular and certified mail to the borrower, filing of notice of intent to foreclose with the County, and holding the trustee sale (auction) on the prescribed date.