Now a family man and young professional I am ready for the next chapter in my life.

Houston RE professional community,I just moved from Dallas to Houston.

These are professionals with additional training and a stricter code of ethics.

I've loved real estate since we first started looking at buying our first place but for the past year or so I've been wanting to take a more serious and professional approach to it.

I have a wide professional network of high income earners who do not do anything with their money and I have already started the vetting process of talking to some of them... mostly randomly at kids' birthday parties. 

But it shows how important it is to run a professional business from day one: have a buisness name, a business address (I have a UPS PO box with a real street address) and handle yourself like a company would.

To find one (aside from word of mouth), search for your state/areas society for professional engineers.

BTW someone willing to pay rent above market rate is a high risk renter for some reason--felonies, past evictions, bankruptcy, poor credit, no or not enough income, or way toooo many people, or history of damage, professional scammer, etc.The landlord would not even be holding the lease to evict the folks you rent to, not have their deposit for damages, or any relationship with the tenants to recover damages in court as the tenants lease is with you.  

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?