Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Of course, there are properties here that I believe will appreciate further, but buying them when they do not cash flow would be the challenge.

They could be able to put you in touch with possible mentors because they frequently have wide networks within the real estate sector.Real Estate Education Programs: You should think about signing up for courses or programs in real estate education provided by respectable Texas universities.

I also wonder if you are not trying to build clusters i.e. in Indy and have those professionally managed?

We face a dilemma as we embark on this venture with a clear business perspective, committed to implementing best practices in property management from the start, including engaging professional property managers.

Of course zillow, apartments.com, facebook marketplace, Craiglist etc would be helpful as well.

@Jamie BanksWhen we were smaller we used QuickBooks as it was easy and our tax professionals used it so they could be given access instead of asking questionsMade things that much easier for us

I'm a property tax professional (reducing taxes for commercial property owners) living in Northern Kentucky.

Of course, it's just added to my analysis paralysis! 

Our biggest issue is lack of affordable housing and lack of inventory in general, which of course creates strong demand/ low vacancy and high rent and price appreciation.