You could chase after the same properties as everyone else on the MLS with a realtor, or you could send out mailers to a motivated seller list. 

Its best to get out and use the money for something else that you can do better on.

Did you end up using something like Protitleusa for title searches or find something else?

If not, please let me know if you have someone else in mind.Thank you,Austin

The plan I am evaluating is, and this may work well even with a very high HELOC rate, since we need to fix a few things (renovation) to take the opportunity of having a mess in the house and go for a bigger renovation that will include an addition and overall change of the front of the house.

Near Medical Center, UTSA, or somewhere else if it is a really good deal.

born/raised/ and ivested in houston my entire life. ive been selling all my single family one by one in the lasat 2 years. nothing makes sense to buy. taxes and insurance hit us hard like many others. i'm not an LP or private lender kind of guy so ive been just stacking money into a money market fund and waiting.what is everyone else doing to find cash flow?

We've found it has superior reporting features, integration features, and is overall more efficient to work within than other REI-specific software.The downside is QBO is not set up for REI so you'll need to do that or work with an expert to ensure it is set up for your business appropriately.Something else to keep in mind is your entity structure and how your entities file tax returns.

What else should the owner of a property know about 1031 Exchange?

As someone else had mentioned, as long as you do not have a lease signed with them, you are good to be unapproved as there is nothing legally binding.