Given my 20+ years of experience in real estate, sourcing and underwriting deals is second nature for me—I’m not looking for mentorship or education.Again, i didnt request to talk to him.. his team set it up.

Rental estimates as in what it could possibly produce?

They'll produce a title commitment with the requirements they think are necessary to get you insurable title.

Your hit rate with wholesaling will be very low, but that's the nature of the beast.

A factor I am frequently discussing with clients is the nature of our current market shifts in Texas.

Sure DSTs are more conservative in nature than syndications, but what are the statistics on their overall performance been over the last 5 years?

By expanding density, a city like Dallas would multiply the housing supply, which naturally helps balance demand and affordability.

Consequences of Mother Nature even living in a low elevation state that is in hurricane paths is not an outlandish risk.

This comes with time and experience but a book that helped me tremendously (not really a sales book, though) was "Boundaries" by Henry Cloud.The most common challenges for RE Agents early relate to generating leads and focusing on income producing activity.I would consider spending 50-75% of your side-hustle time on income generating activities. 

Premium increases are rippling through the market; the state is also always going to be financially strapped/high tax due to union pension commitments from past generations and the high tax, high services nature of Chicago.I'd highly recommend getting on a plane and driving around before you buy anything there.