Assuming this property is not a dog house in a war zone you will need to shell out significant cash to buy it and you will receive the same rent  as a leveraged property.

The hard money loan would be leveraged against the house just like a regular mortgage as that would be the only way you could obtain a HML.

I mainly come to biggerpockets to help/educate anyone seeking advice.

Leverage is your friend.

Hello Sam, Welcome to BP.Here are a few ways to start:1) Educate yourself.

I use Robinhood so I get commission free trading and I only invest in dividend paying companies who are well leveraged and not drowning in debt.

They offer pre-sales education and may try to ask questions if it very blatantly looks like you are trying to do something that would be a self-dealing or prohibited transaction, but they by rule and by their contracts do not provide tax, legal or investment advice.An advisor is going to be much more accessible and knowledgeable.   

I was educationally ready to invest by late last year, but without the capital to invest in a manner I was comfortable with. 

Has anyone gone through this process in Texas and educate me on what all goes into it?

Sure it will fasttrack education, but what is your ROI on that 100k?