Was there communication back and forth on this before hand?

Etsy and Artfire selling hand made or custom itemsEbay stores selling items you find in your area that others can't find or get easilyCreate a blog discussing something you are good or passionate about for advertising incomeStart a youtube channel for advertising incomeStart a services based business doing something you are good at and advertise on CraigslistCheck the Craigslist gigs area for one time quick gigs you can get that work around your scheduleUber or lyft as a driverHouse hack, or buy a house and rent out all but your roomWhile saving move your money from bank to bank to gain their 3 or 6 month bonuses like $300 bonus for holding your money in their savings for 90 days, then move it to the next bank offering that.Sell everything you are no longer usingSell photographs to stock photo websites like istock, depositphotos, etcBuy pallets of overstock/returns to ship and have Amazon sellBuild websites for companies using wordpressOffer to maintain the social media for all business owners you know, and take a monthly fee for some extra facebook and twitter time.Become a long distance digital assistant for some REI investors that need you to analyze deals, juggle calls, etc allowing you to learn along the wayOf course any job working in the industry you are looking to get into like an working with a realtor, investor, broker, mortgage agent, etc would be preferred since it gives you further advantages in future investments.Let us know what you decide to do!

It’s just my opinion, but I would encourage you to either start with something close enough to you so you can learn the process hands-on, or like the others said.. get boots on the ground that you trust, or go see Houston for yourself and learn the area you’re investing in.

I get to see everything first hand.

I've been selling real estate in Southern LA county for 18 years and know this market like the back of my hand...buying out of state has presented some interesting learning experiences.

I've come to the conclusion that this seems like the most interesting game I could possibly come up with, but that I seriously need to learn more before I try my hand at it.So, here I am.

I confirmed with the HOA that this particular location does do some landlord checking before the rental can switch hands or something like that. 

They could consider doing an exchange to a DST which is 1031 exchange eligible, but would provide managed real estate (completely hands off), but they still get the income off the DST along with the benefits of real estate (such as depreciation).

schedule to have lunch with him and he told me I should start off wholesaling and bring him deals since then I’ve been driving for dollars while using property radar unfortunately things haven’t been getting any better for me and my emergency saving is running out so my back is against the wall since my my rent with my roommate comes up to 2k monthly.This comes down to me considering to go for an FHA loan to get a 3-4unit MF home, live in one unit while renting out the others, my issue for this is that I don’t have any proof of income and I was working for my school but all I got was cash in hand (Cheque) so I have nothing to show for that.

If on the other hand, it’s a private sale with No title insurance, run.