So for effectively $5-600/mo plus their mortgage payment they were able to secure their dream home and eventual coastal STR.

Yes and wondering how they are dealing with potential securities issues or if it was through the crowd funding angle?

Hey Donna,Verify bed/bath count and square footage with the other rental listings that appear, but the median rent should provide a rough estimate of rent per unit.

Provide criteria to any applicants.

I feel i’ve grown a bit fast for myself and now have secured 3 rental properties under my belt in one year - Two being out-of-state and one being my primary residence turned into a rental, which is what brought me to this question: does anyone know any real estate attorneys in Texas that can look over my lease agreement?

You can also find the link I provided by hovering over the "Tools" tab and clicking "landlord resources" under services.I would recommend doing some research on what company best fits your screening needs. 

Has anyone heard of LGS Secures Financing LLC?

I also would like a service loan provider or some type of assistance to walk me through the first process, to understand the business and become more comfortable as I continue my note investing.

If it really does work like they say it's a good deal if you have the stomach for remote-renovating, I don't know their markets well enough so I'm not educated enough to say.I'm going to do a little more research on providing loans, I don't think that it's for me at this point but I've never looked into it much.

Each of these markets provide healthy appreciation and cash flow, TX will be more challenging to cash flow bc of the taxes but there's much more appreciation there.