They barely lasted in California (they are based on London).The challenge is (1) you are assuming all listings have open houses and (2) there are a lot of moving parts that can happen behind the scenes.

Would love to connect and explain some possible scenarios based on your criteria!

Are they commission based, flat fee?

There is a house at a foreclosure auction that has a subordinate security agreement based on the national stabalization program NSP through NACA.

Based on what you shared you are not financially qualified to own real estate.

The advice can now be something very actionable, which you can try and then send them a thank you note based on how it went. 

Jeff and John are extremely reasonable and may give you a handful more great ideas based of what your end goal is.  

Based on some of the research done, I am inclined towards starting out with a small multi family investment property (2-4 multi family home).

(If you have not already) read enough books on real estate to increase your knowledge base.

Any marketing should always be based on the information provided by sellers in a deal.