I simply hand write down the address, county, parcel ID, etc.

“The DEP serves as the administrative agent to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (Governor and Cabinet) which simply translates as the managing agent for state owned properties.”Simpson said the state is accepting bids online on the almost 7,000 square foot lot and the house, until September 12th.

Lastly they did not "confirm that they could not move forward in Texas", they simply made a business decision not to walk away from you and take a loss on your inability to meet your deadlines.

It can make sense, but for me, it makes the most sense in AirBNB models due to what makes those successful.It's not fair to simply state that you give up some control in condo investing. 

Specialty advisory firms create these plans, and simply use one or more custodians as the back-end reporting layer.Similar to the IRA is the Solo 401(k). 

By having all of the funds in one place, it seems like it would simply things if when I want to say sell some of my rentals and invest in something more passive like a Syndication.

Also, how can you strereo type me and my ability to construct a deal simply because it’s my first REI deal.

I agree with @Jeremy Taggart on simply selling and taking the tax free gains. 

Are you attempting to get started in NPN and wholesaling simultaneously or you're going to try them out and stick with whichever appeals to you the most?

I attempted to buy several properties over the course of a year or so and whenever an issue stopped me, rather than persevere and move on I gave up.