1.That I am handier than I thought2. confidence in my abilities rose 3. take the Good with the bad 4.Patience Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

I owe my entire career  good and  BAD to being an agent starting out at 18 and broker at 20.. been a good run.. but as you said was not a bed of roses the entire time. 

There is a good chance I underestimated that rehab wearing my rose colored glasses. 

Believe me, I could tell you story after story of little old ladies being told they need a new system when all they needed is a $100 part.

My first reaction is to reach out to the local housing authority and get her to apply to the wait list for Section 8 and Public Housing but the average wait is very long and this lady NEEDS out of this house.

For the last 2 years, my parents have been in my ear regarding this business and continue to push me to look into it- I of course didn't want to deal with it.Fast forward to yesterday- I listened to one of the latest BP podcasts (#359) and they had a young lady who opened up a assisted living facility in Northern California.

She’s an older lady and asked me for 45 down to make it an even 100.

Add in the City Council which had several “members” helping these ladies move in.

I am actually working on my 1st one if the owner bites (older lady)the reason why you would want a owner finance is. 1. no paying for points, loan docs etc.2. some TO no money down. 3. owner wins buy getting paid interest4.

Houston Real Estate Highlights in JuneSingle-family home sales rebounded from two consecutive monthly declines, jumping 15.7 percent year-over-year with 9,328 units sold;The Days on Market (DOM) figure for single-family homes grew from 50 to 56 days;Total property sales soared 18.3 percent with 11,153 units sold;Total dollar volume climbed 15.1 percent to $3.3 billion;Single-family home sales rebounded from two consecutive monthly declines, jumping 15.7 percent year-over-year with 9,328 units sold;The Days on Market (DOM) figure for single-family homes grew from 50 to 56 days;Total property sales soared 18.3 percent with 11,153 units sold;Total dollar volume climbed 15.1 percent to $3.3 billion;The single-family home median price set a new record high of $262,000 as it rose 3.6 percent year-over year;The single-family home average price declined 0.6 percent to $319,881;Single-family homes months of inventory was at a 3.2-months supply, down from 4.3 months last June and below the national inventory level of 4.8 months;Townhome/condominium sales reversed three monthly declines, rising 1.9 percent, with the average price down 5.4 percent to $212,216 and the median price down 1.8 percent to $174,350;Single-family home rentals jumped 15.3 percent with the average rent down 1.0 percent to $1,906;Volume of townhome/condominium leases was unchanged with the average rent up 7.9 percent to $1,731.