They can help lighten the workload on finding an ideal property if you give them your investment criteria and they are more knowledgeable about good rental locations & going rates. 

Being in military towns, we knew the renters would primarily be NCOs or officers which would also help with the screening and be people that would (ideally) respect the property.1.

I remember as a kid, going to birthday parties/sleepovers in the housing projects one weekend, and then doing the same in multi-million dollar estates the next.

Hello- My wife and I are new to real estate investing and are looking to purchase our first rental property, ideally a property that has been foreclosed on.

I would ideally like our first deal to be Multi family with 20-25% down.

But remember, even a tree cut down to a stump will continue growing roots for a year or more.

@Jermaine Riggs   Remember the 6PsPrior Planning Prevents P*ssPoor Performance There are steps that you can be taking today that will better ensure you will be able to qualify for the best of terms on your purchase in TX.1. have a Mortgage Broker run a Tri-Merged MORTGAGE credit report and pay the extra $15 for them to also run the "What If" score increase simulator to know how best to pay down debt in the interim2. start eating MREs and saving like a maniac until you close as the more money you can show in reserves Post-Closing, the better the programs you can qualify for.etc,etc,etc,   

Ideally, they should own, renovate, and manage the property all in-house!

Remember your goals can change, there is no one right way and direction to get there but your path maybe different than others, bigger pockets is a great path for helping you. 

Remember the saying, you make your money when you buy.