Then they charged me thousands of dollars to clear the grass and garbage and crowed about how great they were to work with the city to get the health dept complaints mitigated.

Less decisions to make save time and mental energy! 

I have experience in multi-family leasing, some commercial real estate,  and I do hold a NC property, casualty, life, and health insurance license. 

My best to you and yours in good health, wealth, happiness and of course success!

As far as books go, Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki will change your mentality and motivate to get started.

Consider it their reward for being a good long-term tenant.Understand tenant mentality.

Lubbock has TTU as well as a large health care complex that lends to pretty stable and steady growth.  

Sellers can be motivated to sell for various reasons including, health, retirement, financial or estate planning, distressed property situation and many other reasons.

@John HalliganLove the gunslinger mentality but you need some eyes on this thing amigo.I imagine the Zestimate is so high because the algorithm is pulling comps in a quarter or half mile radius thus those Shaker homes are pulling it up.I am going to assume this house is beat to hell and even if it wasn't it wouldn't be worth 66k.

It's a mentally transformative book that galvanizes our most substantial skills: critical thinking and problem solving!