If you are planning to contact sellers directly, Deal Machine is very good and very economical in pricing. 

From there you can create a plan using steps that will get you there.

Engaged a real estate agent and visited five properties, with plans to submit an offer on one today5.

If you are serious, this will be 100% worth whatever time and money you spend to do this. 

How are you planning on flipping out-of-state with no experience?

Don't forget we're talking about a startup plan and for this member, he was already stating Baytown as an "upcoming" area because of his own research or information withheld, because it is not a bad area to start your portfolio.

The lender probably pulled one line and your credit card company is not reporting to that credit reporting company.Some things you should know if you plan on using banks for mortgages.

-How to set a strategic marketing plan for motivated sellers which includes direct mail secrets, internet marketing and bandit sign marketing.

Thanks for the suggestion.We are planning to self-manage our next property, so my preference is to live nearby.

You should only consider switching when your current software has a significant flaw or lacks features that force you to spend excessive time on workarounds.