I think they are either running a scam or an airbnb out of my home. 

Here's where to look for them:Real Estate Investment Groups and Forums: Participate in social media and online forums devoted to investing in real estate in Houston and its surrounding areas.

I would not buy something that needs mild renovation out-of-state as a brand new investor as you will not be able to manage it and will pay 4x the cost and it will take much longer and you are likely to get scammed if you have not built a proper funnel.

I have been looking into several "guru" mentoring programs but I am skeptical they all sound too good to be true, and some downright scams.

But it turned out that the " Buyer" was trying to scam me and the owner.

With that said, there is only such time to devote to all the things that are important.

If you saw from the search (in case others didn't do the same), he's a scam artist.

| The Motley FoolThis is study from NAREIT all equity index not the more limited VNQ vanguard which tracks the MSCI 25/50 index which only hold 160 positions at a time, not the 270 US and nearly 400 globalThis chart is from EPRA and a European academic study with data from 1977-2010Not saying REITs are better than Matan buying single family rentals or multi-family etc, just given that he has 2 more years of Fellowship (often work 100-132 hrs a week), trying to provide him with another option that he can wet his Beak so to speak in Real Estate, in different sectors as well, start learning about the industry, then when he graduates, he will have to only work 80-90 hrs a week and will have the time to devote to more active ReaL Estate.

I intentionally skipped the lead inspection when during the home inspection, too, so was worried.There's financial assistance available to property owners, and the city has devoted a bunch of money to supporting property owners, too.

I have a no B.S policy when I work with contractors, because of the amount of scams / theft there is in the industry.