In my experience with a specific client of mine, it can often be challenging to make the case for passive income (therefore SE tax avoidance) if you are also a real estate investor doing your own flips.

A few tips to build it faster:1) Attend local real estate meetups and networking events—Houston has an active investor community, and BiggerPockets is a great place to connect with others before meeting them in person.2) Join Facebook groups and other online forums for Houston real estate investors.

Is there any real estate specific software that would be better than sage or quickbooks?

I think, at the core BP still helps a ton of people get into the real estate game.I personally also fell off the podcast when Brandon Turner left.

Here's another video worth watching - from Mark Ferguson on the InvestFourMore YouTube channel:Did Clayton Morris and Morris Invest Scam Turn-key Real Estate Investors?

Trying to see how I can use it to grow my real estate portfolio, this is my only property btw.

HI @Melissa Finney, I'm a real estate agent in the area, I rent apartments (if you ever need help with that), and I do work with a property management company in the area as well.Happy to help if you're still looking! 

Remember no lender wants to own your property, we are not in the business of reselling real estate.

We focus in 12 markets in Florida, including SW FLWe are a long time property provider for some of the bigger podcasters: Real Estate Guys Radio, Marco Santorelli (Norada), Kathy Fetke (RWN) Jason Hartman ( Empowerd Investor) GRE (Keith Weinhold), Whitecoat Investor Group, Jake & Gino and more We also work with American Homes for Rent, Invitation Homes, Crescent, Haven Realty (JP Morgan) to name a few on the institutional buying side. 

If you plan on purchasing, talk with an investor-friendly lender and STR-centric real estate agent to get more information to help you analyze the deal.