This will typically be your established older neighborhoods in a lower price range.  

The Market in Texas has a lot to do with rising values of property.

Getting the credit history established was the biggest hurdle for me, and a quick trip to the bank can tell you where you sit on the spectrum and what you can afford. 

If you don't plan on getting into sales full time or already have an established book of business, look for a broker that is pretty hands off with what you do, but is able to give you advice when needed.

The only downside if if they are established they generally have access to capital, private or hard money and might not want to give equity positions when they can pay 10% or so.

We've seen the loans we sell to Fannie, but she is buying those loans sight unseen.If you were going to promise to buy a big expensive thing sight-unseen, you'd probably establish some baseline "it must have X, or you buy it back from me cuz I don't wan't it" rules for people selling you those things sight-unseen too, wouldn't you?

I stated that my business which is a 10 year old established business with over $2M a year in revenue would be a boost to the otherwise dead complex and the owner basically responded saying he doesnt care, he just wants to sell it and be done. 

you should buy your own furniture for staging,  you are paying a lot to stage assuming you have decent velocity in your turnovers, especially for a 230k flip 

Im thinking a safe established business but many people mention RE flipping.

What you have may seem like a lot to you, but it is peanuts when it comes to investment capital.4) Build up your credit.