I have not gotten any good leads from my mail campaign (I know this takes time...)

If school district matters, include that restriction.

I'm a little dubious about multiple renters because of local vacation rental ordinances and restrictions.

I have been investing for about 6 months now in the Houston Area.My day job is estimating concrete construction, commercial and residential.I want to acquire 20 rental properties and flip 2 properties by the end of 2016.I have just started my marketing campaign to find deals.

http://www.rentguardus.comThey provide tenant screening & rent loss insurance - 3 months rent for 1.75% of the lease value for tenants they screen\approve..A great idea and pretty good value if it's legit and their screening isn't too restrictive.

I will be going the portfolio route as there seem to be too many restrictions and red tape in trying to go through larger banks.  

South Houston has seen quite a few property insurance rate increases over the past couple years due to the wind exposures with most companies restricting coverage and a number of other companies pulling out completely.

Ditto for IndianaEveryone says get a license to wholesale but when asked if there are any restrictions once licensed- all I hear is birds chirping.

Me and my wife are about to begin our first wholesaling campaign after lots of study and courses.

Furthermore, dual agency is not legal in Maryland, so even if you went straight to the listing agent, he could not write an offer for you nor represent you.One thing to keep in mind with foreclosures is they typically have a deed restriction not allowing them to be resold within like 90 or 120 days, and they may even place a restriction for a longer amount of time that limits how much it can be sold for.